SHE WOKE UP AS THE MOTHER OF VILLAIN BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT | Manhwa Recap

the red-haired stranger surrounded by thorny Vines touched her index finger to her lips with a Sly smile and asked if she was ready to return and without waiting for her answer said that the BET was made after which the silver-haired girl woke up she heard the voices of many strangers calling her mistress but she could not understand who she was where she was now and why they were calling her so strangely if she was just an ordinary girl while the maid was loudly rejoicing at her Awakening which made her ears pop and it seemed to

her that she was simply yelling at her she wondered if she had died with her head down the beauty tried to remember what had happened but only one vague image of the red-haired girl leaving who had left her here alone was stuck in her head the young maid next to her kept demanding an answer from her whether everything was okay with her but at that moment she just wanted to understand where these unknown memories and strange feelings came from and she just wanted wanted to rest at that moment a tall man entered the room the

sight of whom simply scared her but at that moment the situation began to clear up thanks to the young maid's appeal to him a dark-haired handsome man in a black cloak impeccably dressed elegant and wearing a brooch in the shape of a sword decorated with a blue stone began to approach the bed and she began to panic in the same loud voice and with great indignation the maid called him master and asked him not to come without warning after which she added that her mistress's condition was critical the gentleman was surprised by her silence moreover

he said that he expected that she would start throwing objects at him as soon as she saw him she looking at him kept thinking about what kind of giant he was why he was here and what he wanted from her who still did not understand who she was because the memories of her own name and what had happened to her were in no hurry to return when they were needed most she looked around in bewilderment trying to understand what was going on and what this man wanted from her and in the end what was going

on here where everything seemed unknown and frightening to her and then he said strange things calling her Mady because then it means that he is her husband but then he said that she is now pretending again that she loves him he stroked her hair so gently and then pulled his hand away saying that he should have held back and a moment later added that he would not be in the Mansion for some time turning abruptly the man left leaving her in further bewilderment and with the feeling that she had definitely died otherwise how could she

have ended up in a parallel reality where she suddenly had a husband she realized that Not only was he there but they still didn't get along with each other and tears began to flow from her eyes the maid noticing this began to lament again that she needed peace because she had recently been injured and needed to rest the girl tried to get to her feet but a terrible pain pierced her nevertheless she managed to hold on and went to the Mirror leaning on him she realized that memories of another person another girl were creeping into

her head and they did not make her happy at all she remembered the description that spoke of silver hair flowing down her waist and bright eyes and she couldn't figure out where she had heard or read that before and then she remembered her name sherel Lin that was her name the most beautiful lady of the Empire the famous Duchess and then she remembered something else that she was a mother who neglected the boy her son who was the main character in the book tattered wings and then thoughts began to stir in her head again had

she really become the heroine of the book she had read before had she become its character she slapped her cheeks and urged herself to calm down otherwise she wouldn't be able to Bear all this nonsense because it was simply impossible she also remembered that the child's mother was hardly mentioned in the plot so why did she become her here she realized that the slaps were hurting her that she was real and that she would have to live here and she also Al thought quite inopportunely why she became the mother of the main character and not

a secondary one the thing is he killed a lot of people and she frankly thought he was crazy it flashed through her mind that he could kill anyone even her if he suddenly didn't like something about her or if she got in his way the girl remembered a scene from the book where the main character wanted to leave but he let her go saying that he was generous but he immediately told her to be careful because if he caught her again he would bind her legs with iron and then she would never be able to

escape from him again and he will clip her wings and lock her in a cage to keep her close to him forever depriving her of Freedom she was still standing in front of the mirror and suddenly thought that the main characters in books become like that because of their upbringing moreover especially because of evil parents in such cases they begin to Simply get rid of everyone who irritates them he definitely has a bad father she thought even despite herself it couldn't be otherwise but then suddenly the thought struck her that she too could be involved

in the fact that her son became a murderer it flashed through her mind that Not only was her son a psychopath obsessed with the main character but she also had a bad relationship with her husband that couldn't be fixed well she would have to fix it to fix the situation she wondered who she should start with and then she saw a charming and stunning child outside he was so cute that she couldn't take her eyes off him and believe that he would grow up to be a monster because in the novel he was completely different

certainly more so at this time she heard her maid Margo hurrying with a tray in her hands and shouting that it was time for breakfast she decided that there was nothing better than to ask Margot a couple of questions to at least roughly understand what was going on here and find out how many days she had been unconscious Margot said that several days had already passed and the lady noted that despite this she still had not recovered and felt unwell the maid noted in her emotional style that there was nothing surprising about this since her

carriage had been in an accident and she had been seriously injured the girl turned to the maid again because if her relationship with her husband was so strained then she hadn't heard anything about her son at all could it really be she thought that things were even worse with him her question was whether cardi cell was busy now and Margo's reaction convinced her that things were much worse than she had expected the maid replied that the young master was now in the garden and asked if her mistress wanted to meet him she thought about it

remembering that in the novel he was completely incapable of understanding other people's feelings however now he was much younger which meant there was a chance that the first step on her part could change the relationship between them without looking at her maid she decided that despite her fear it was worth meeting him as soon as possible then it would become clear how bad the relationship between them was but she had already made a firm decision to restore it and start with her son Margot was about to leave but she stopped her with her response and

then the confused maid saw her mistress getting out of bed and was frightened because she had not yet fully recovered an extra stress would not do her any good now but the girl smiled sweetly and said that everything was fine and that she wanted to see something in the garden and she also asked for help which was not at all like her the maid prepared her and she was able to go out into the beautiful Blooming Garden which was so beautiful before her son met the main character she remembered that in the novel the entire

Garden was covered with thorny Vines to prevent his love from escaping and then she saw a beautiful boy who was sheral's son that is her son but she still could not get used to this thought and simply looked at him from behind the bushes with the maid it seemed that he really enjoyed the sweets that he was gobbling up and some of the cream even remained on his little cheek which made the picture even more touching she suddenly felt sad she remembered that in the novel Sher simply did not remember him such a wonderful baby

but why she thought she looked at his creamy mouth and wanted to go over and remove it he looked so charming and then citel felt someone's presence and shouted who was there he became agitated and she was seriously afraid that she might scare him off she asked Margot if she thought they had been discovered to which the maid responded in the affirmative and at that moment the baby declared that he could hear them she walked towards him timidly feeling great excitement and babbled a greeting in a trembling voice the boy looked around with displeasure and

asked what she was doing there and sherel couldn't think of anything better to say than that she was just walking in the garden then she plucked up her courage and asked him if he would mind if his mother joined him for tea but then something happened that she did not expect at all he suddenly jumped up turned his back to her and resolutely walked towards the castle leaving her without an answer she stood there in bewilderment then suddenly said that she would not let him run away from from her sherel grabbed him by the sleeve

of his thin shirt to hold him back and try to talk again kadit turned slightly towards her she immediately dropped to her knees to be closer to him and asked if he could spare a minute for her mother her face was reflected in the boy's eyes but his look was not just frightened it was confused as a result without saying a word he stood there not deciding what to do next embarrassed by this woman's attitude towards him cisel was at a loss but not for long at first he hesitated but then he decisively told her

no these words seemed to give impetus to his decisions and louder and more confidently he declared that he did not need a mother and pulled his hand away not knowing what else to say she whispered what's wrong isn't she the right mother for him the boy simply turned around and ran away from her without looking where he was going which led to unexpected consequences a truly terrible event happened for sherel the boy tripped over a stone sticking out from under the ground which he could not notice due to the tears in his eyes he fell

to the ground with a loud cry and his mother rushed after him to catch him but she didn't make it in time with a wounded knee sitting on the ground Cardel turned his face to her with frozen tears in his eyes and told her to go away that there was no need to try to seem kind that none of this was true she wanted to make things right by trying to hold him back pointing to the cut on her knee and saying she would help in the kindest voice she could at the time but the

boy jumped up and repeated again that he didn't need her he didn't need his own mother after that he turned away but there were still tears in his eyes that he simply could not hold back Cardel started to run the servants rushed after him with requests not to hurry because he could get H again but he did not listen to them sherel never got up from the ground her strength had completely left her and she simply could not understand why this sweet little boy hated her so much already in her bedroom she began to think

sad thoughts trying to understand the reasons for what had happened but the heroin's memory did not help her to reconstruct the previous events she remembered how citel stumbled and fell and she couldn't help him in any way didn't have time to hold him back her thoughts raced through how hard he had hid himself whether he was okay and then she suddenly realized that the child hated cheriel more than she thought looking out the window where the beautiful garden stretched out she began to worry that because of her he would not want to return to this

place tomorrow and she without wanting it took away from him the only opportunity for rest Cardel must have been very surprised by such an unexpected change in his mother Sherelle began to think about how to get closer to him but not so abruptly that he would no longer have unpleasant memories of meeting her and she decided to write to him after jotting down a few kind words with the hope that he was feeling better she called her maid Margot came running right away then sherel asked her to pass on a note to her son expressing

hope that it was not too late sadness clouded her face as she wondered how the baby would react to this and whether she would be too intrusive out loud she said thoughtfully that she would like to get closer to citel the maid hearing her at first did not believe her ears but then expressed Delight in her usual loud manner she promised to deliver the sealed letter completely intact and asked not to worry a few days later cisel woke up to find another box tied with a bow in his bed another gift he thought looking around

with displeasure but nevertheless waiting to see what would be inside he asked out loud why she kept sending him this garbage but there was no one in the room who could answer that question inside was an adorable teddy bear holding a sealed letter from the one he hated he opened it and read it in it she asked how he slept said that she asked him to prepare his favorite dessert wrote that he could rest peacefully In the Garden today she would not disturb him and then added that she put ointment so that his knees would

heal faster he remembered how this woman had told him before that he irritated her how she didn't want to see him he reread the note and couldn't understand why she was doing this now after all the evil words she had said now she seemed so gentle and kind and tried to be very caring and attentive lost in thought he did not notice how a servant entered the room who greatly frightened him with his appearance hiding the letter like the most precious treasure the child shouted at the newcomer not to enter so abruptly again the servant

already accustomed to the character of the young Master reacted calmly to this emotional Outburst noting to himself that citel had thrown out all the gifts but had kept all the letters from his mother out loud he apologized for his appearance and said that he had hoped that Cardel would wake up from the creaking of the door then he asked the gentleman who had already recovered from his emotional Outburst whether he needed help changing his clothes to which he received a negative answer I can throw it away again without the lady noticing he said taking hold

of the box with the new gift in both hands cisel stopped him suddenly grabbing the gift he had received from his mother he allowed the box to be thrown away but he wanted to keep the toy which was almost his height the servant immediately assumed that the young Master liked the gift from his mother which angered him having guessed his secret desires he immediately frowned and said that he was keeping it not because his mother gave it to him but because he simply liked the bear and he immediately rushed to play with it while the

servant carried out the empty box to throw away before others saw it here citel came to his senses and turning to the servant said that while he was there he wanted to ask him for something he decided to write a note to his mother a joyful cry filled sheral's Chambers she received the first letter from her son with whom she had tried unsuccessfully to get closer Margot who had arrived at the cry immediately shared with her the joy of cel's first message which until now she had not dared to open Sherelle 's heart sank at

the thought of what this little boy who was offended by her might have written to her as expected there was nothing special there in the letter citel asked her not to send him anything more neither letters nor gifts the maid's face darkened while sherel who had not expected anything special told her to look at how beautifully and skillfully the letter was written and he was still only a baby she said she was still glad because it was the first time she had received a letter from him and she read the two short lines over and

over again young Margot with her characteristic positivity responded that he simply didn't know her well yet especially since the lady was showing interest in him for the first time the maid's chatter did not stop there with the slight caveat that it might be inopportune she said that it was the first time she had seen a smile on her mistress's face since her arrival she remembered that when she woke up everyone had very gloomy faces had she never smiled at anyone here thought sharel the memories took her even further further and she realized that they had

Expressions on their faces as if they were afraid not for her but for what she might do to them after searching through her memories she realized that she had absolutely no recollection of being a duchess and she turned to the maid who with wide openen trusting eyes was waiting for her question here Sherelle changed her mind deciding to First focus on her relationship with Cardel which was not going well for her so far instead she asked Margot if he would stop hating her if she paid more attention to him him Margo expressed absolute confidence in

this and suggested going to see the baby in person since recently he had been appearing in the garden earlier than usual although the lady had not noticed this Margot brushed aside her doubts fully convinced that the young gentleman also wanted to see his mother and began to help her get ready so that she would look her best Sherelle pretended she had no choice and headed into the garden still torn by doubts she was still thinking about what to say to her son when they met when suddenly she found herself right in front of him the

cute little boy sat in front of a table Laden with goodies and seemed completely unsurprised by her appearance she immediately decided to ask the question that was bothering her the most and asked how the wound on his knee was the frowning child replied that she was fine and continued to sit in a defensive posture but made no attempt to escape Sherelle looked at the baby's lap and noted that he had anointed it with the ointment she had sent him here she noticed that all the desserts laid out on the table were un touched although cisel

had been sitting in the garden for quite some time a sudden thought came to her mind but she still could not believe that the child was sitting and waiting for her without touching the suits she decided to find out from him and asked this question to which she received a negative answer in a categorical tone but he could not deceive her Sherelle said she didn't think he'd be in the garden again today but Cardel replied that he was almost always here and then he responded too casually that there was no point in leaving just because

someone had come thus trying to show indifference to his mother she asked permission to sit next to him but received a negative answer which did not bother her at all she noted to herself that he was still being cautious but the fact that he was no longer running away from her made her happy she thought it would be much more difficult to win the child over than she thought but she still asked permission to just look and his quiet chuckle was taken as permission so she thanked him and promised that she would not disturb him

with her presence the child began to eat the treats and she simply stood nearby afraid to scare him away like a bird happy that he was not going anywhere and feeling a sense of small victory a week later sherel was sorting through her mail invitations were pouring in even though she knew her character wasn't much of a socialite with an unperturbed look she wrote the same refusal letters to everyone not wanting to go visiting or to social conversations she would rather spend this time with her son in the garden there was only one letter left

to write a routine refusal to Margot praised her for her good work which was especially nice however the maid did not calm down and asked permission to ask one more question she wanted to know if she had been trying to get closer to the young Master lately to which sherel replied that she seemed to be doing quite well then the maid said that there were many entries in her diary and she wrote there about everyone who hated her sherel was very surprised she had greatly underestimated her heroine keeping records of those who hate her was

still terrible so she simply replied that she was writing down everything about her son she instructed the maid to respond only to important messages and she herself went to write down everything she wanted to note today as a reminder of the progress in her relationship with her son in her notes she talked about how cutely Cardell frowned when she came and she was even touched by the fact that he ignored her she remembered how he would pout and look away when she tried to talk to him she also remembered that today he noded when she

appeared in the garden which could not but please her because the ice was slowly melting although already very slowly she remembered that he had rejected all her gifts but he had still left the teddy bear which meant he liked it Margot noted at this time that her mistress glowed with happiness when she thought about her son which was not at all like her and then an idea came to her mind which she immediately decided to share with the lady because if the diary was only about how he loved his son why not show it to

him at first Sherelle found it strange but she couldn't pass up any opportunity to get closer to her son the young maid was even surprised by the enthusiasm that sherel showed after considering the proposal the maid noted that this would be an excellent opportunity for her mistress to talk to her son holding her diary in her hands the young mother of the future killer thought only about what she would see in the child's room she told the maid that she would be back soon and headed to cardis cel's room which she had not yet seen

with her own eyes along the way she kept thinking about what it looked like it was probably a cozy Nursery with bright dressers and cute chairs in the shape of animals surely the walls are painted in interesting colors there are a lot of toys after all he is a child and should play she stood in front of the door for a moment trying to calm the pounding of her heart before knocking on the door holding the chocolate bear in her hands she finally made up her mind despite the fear squeezing her throat she tried to

control her breathing and remembered to inhale exhale so as not to faint at the sight of her own baby receiving no answer she knocked again Sherelle was very persistent in matters concerning her son and did not give up if something did not work the first time when she heard the question of who was there she even slightly recoiled from the door afraid of meeting the child who stubbornly ignored her the boy looked out of the room as her tongue seemed to be numb and she did not answer that it was she holding the chocolate bear

out in front of her she decided to greet him first remembering how cautiously he treated her but seeing his mother the child quickly slammed the door not letting her in or inviting her into his room she remembered how sweet he was even though he didn't want to see her and shouted that she just wanted to show him something he carefully opened the door and his mother was again touched by how cute he was and how coldly he behaved towards her trying to be as cute as possible she held out a sweet teddy bear in front

of her hoping that at least the chocolate would be able to entice him and it worked cisel said he would let her in but only because he was in a good mood after the chocolate the first time she found herself in his room she was amazed by what she saw there was none of the cuteness she had imagined the room was more suitable for a serious adult not a small child she saw the teddy bear sitting in the bed and expressed her joy that Cardel treated him so well the thoughtful child tried to hide it

under his pillow and mumbled that he just didn't want to throw it away here he reminded her that she wanted to show him something and it was not for nothing that he leted her into his room she handed him her diary with her observations of the baby and said that she had written it herself and would he like to read it he read at first with an imperturbable expression but soon realized that almost all the entries were about him his mother described him so flatteringly that his cheeks burned and it seemed to him that all

this was Fiction with which she was trying to lure him and then something unexpected happened the child simply burst into flames and the diary burned in his hands leaving only ashes Sherry screamed and he suddenly became an Ordinary Boy again and what confused him most was the way she called him screaming she called him cardi for short and she remembered that in the novel Duke lerin himself had this skill and only the one who had it could become the heir she felt very sorry for the diary but how cool it is when your child has

such a unique skill that distinguishes him from others the kid suddenly felt guilty about the burned diary and grabbed the Hem of her dress with his head down she Hast to reassure him and said that if he didn't like it she wouldn't write to him anymore but the baby was preoccupied with another question which he was afraid to ask however he still decided to ask why she named him cardi he looked down and wondered why she was using that name since she always called him by his full name under any circumstances she thought that he

didn't like it that she had done something wrong again and would lose the baby's favor however he looked at her with such trusting eyes and such a tender gaze that she understood that everything was fine she immediately dropped to her knees and remembering how hard it was for her to gain this child's trust and how important it was not to miss the moment asked if he wanted her to call him that she tried to put all her love into her gaze so that the baby would not turn into a terrible killer she remembered reading about

him in a book and wondered how such a sweet little boy could grow into such a terrible Tyrant who didn't care about anyone's life she didn't want him to be like that she didn't want him to hurt the heroine and do all those terrible things that were mentioned in the novel she deeply believed that if he was loved and learned to love himself he would not become such a monster and she firmly decided to make every effort to achieve this deciding to become a real mother to him she affectionately addressed him by his short name

calling him cardi looking into his sweet childish eyes she asked him to devote at least 10 minutes a day to her the confused little boy only asked why she needed it what she wanted to get from him with this she tried to put as much conviction into her words as possible apologized for starting so late and said that she wanted to teach him something Sherelle wanted to teach him to treat people with respect to love and care for others because no one had ever explained this to him before despite still being a little unsure Cardell

tried to believe her and really hoped that this would not end anytime soon after which he gave his consent but he immediately repeated that he was only willing to devote 10 minutes a day to her to which she promised that she would not disappoint her baby the next day the weather turned out to be good and she again went to her son's Garden but this time with his permission cisel was now eating and did not demand that she leave trying to prolong these happy moments as long as possible watching him gobble up desserts she wondered

how this little boy had turned into a tyrant and realized that it was only because he had not been cared for that he did not know what it was like to love and be loved the baby saw her worried look and wondered what she had in mind while in chiel's Soul there were only thoughts and plans about his upbringing she replied that she was wondering where she should start although she did not say her main thoughts out loud so as not to give her child hope and decided to switch to another topic remembering the events

of the novel she had read she decided to ask the child what he would do if he caught a beautiful bird cisel thought about it such thoughts had never occurred to him before and he took his mother's question very very seriously he decided that the bird needed a secure cage but he didn't say a word about feeding it or taking care of it she exclaimed that it was a lovely idea to give the bird a house of its own to live in but her thoughts were absolutely wrong while threading a berry on his Fork citel

thoughtfully said that if he liked the bird he would close it so that it could not escape from him the cage will be so strong that the bird will no longer be able to see Freedom it will belong to him forever he sat with such an air that the beginnings of the character possessed by the evil hero of this novel immediately became visible these words seriously scared Sherelle she realized that the desire to keep people captive especially those he liked was already in his blood the child continued to develop his thought he said that if

he let her out she would immediately run away and he was not happy with that the thought flashed through chiel's mind that despite all her efforts the inner villain was already starting to show itself in her cardi confident in his rightness the child did not understand why his mother was silent after his words he was waiting for approval since he was sure that he was saying everything correctly she only said that she was surprised that her baby thought so deeply and suggested that they read a book next time lightning flashed in her soul she tried

to understand what her mistake was why he was becoming such a terrible person as described in the novel but then I started thinking about how else I could fix the current situation to prevent such a nightmarish outcome later sitting in her office she again thought about how to get out of the situation and what needs to be done to get out of this terrible situation not hearing anything around her she was brought out of her stuper by the loud Cry of her maid who had been unable to attract her attention for several minutes sharply calling

out to her not to frighten her like that Sherelle calmed down seeing how devoted Margot looked at her with concern trying to understand why she had such a sad expression on her face she remembered cardi burning the diary but decided not to tell her maid about it because it was not something her son could be proud of however Margot understood everything in her own way and decided that her mistress was worried about the imminent return of her husband Sherelle remembered the tall handsome man she saw on the first day after her rebirth and then the

thought came to her that both parents should raise a child and her husband's return gives her a wonderful opportunity to get closer to him shelle's expression was so hard that Margo mistakenly assumed the Duke was still trying to scare her but she decided to find out how long it would take for her husband to return to which the maid replied that in the absence of force maure it would happen in 2 days and then the maid asked a strange question would cherelle hide from her husband when he returned Sherelle who had decided to regain her

husband's Goodwill towards her person was greatly surprised by him and then the maid declared that thanks to her mistress's constant care for the young Master the mansion was once again bursting with life for which she was very grateful to her mistress and then Margo's look became more determined because she dared to ask Sharelle for a favor and with such a firm expression on her face that the latter felt uneasy what marno said next left sherel strangely perplexed since the maid had asked her to at least greet her husband once when he returned and then sherel

realized that she had simply underestimated the difficulties in The spouse's communication which as it turned out were much stronger than they seemed to her and the blame lay apparently with her she suddenly felt like screaming so much effort and time was spent trying to win over the child and then it turns out that everything is so terrible with her husband that she will need an unknown amount of effort and time to cope because of this expression on the hostess's face Margot decided that she had allowed herself too much and began to ask for forgiveness and

was even ready to be punished for her actions however here cheriel said that the maid would not face any punishment she would definitely greet her husband as befits his wife the maid was still worried that her mistress was angry with her while she was only thinking about how to make her family happy so that cardi could become a good hero here she turned to the Frozen maid telling her to warn all the servants to prepare for the arrival of her husband which caused simply incredible surprise on Margo's face she thought that the sweet little boy

was already becoming a bloody Tyrant and she could not allow this to happen so let the Duke help her fix this matter since she would not allow this to happen under any circumstances her maid looked at her mistress in such bewilderment and received her words with such delight and trepidation that she could not squeeze out a sound having woken up she flew out of the room like a bullet to begin preparations to meet her master after the maid left the duchess decided to finish her paperwork so that she could devote as much time to him

as possible how however suddenly the pen with the nib froze in her hands it just hung in the air because an unexpected thought pierced her she suddenly realized that she had absolutely no memory of the name of her husband the Duke and had absolutely no idea how she would address him meanwhile the Cavalry led by her husband was already entering the city the Duke's closest Aid turned to him to ask if everything was all right seeing that he had slowed his pace and slumped his shoulders the Duke replied that he simply did not want to

return home did not want to end this journey the young inexperienced Warrior decided to clarify whether this was happening because of the lady and received a disapproving look from his older comrade despite his apologies one look from him said that he could say goodbye to life if he began to show excessive curiosity about my Lord's Affairs but the squabble was stopped by the Duke who reminded them that they would soon arrive and there was no need to waste time on empty squabbles he thought to himself that this time he would still try to knock on

her door although he strongly doubted that she was currently in the Mansion as he approached the house he saw servants lined up at the entrance greeting him he looked at her blankly as he approached the doors of the Mansion wondering why everyone was lined up outside however soon his look became not just surprised he was stunned because something happened that he could not have expected she herself met sherel the same one who had rejected him for so long that he no longer remembered the one whose door he unsuccess y knocked on every time he came

he looked at his beautiful wife and wondered why she wanted to greet her and in such a strange way lining up all the servants in front of the house the Duke looked and did not believe while her eyes looked with the calmest look they could muster as if this was how it was supposed to be adorned with the most beautiful Jewels standing with her beautiful hair loose she said that she had been waiting for him which surprised him even more quite sure that it was all due to fatigue the Duke turned to his closest assistant

he said that he seemed to be delirious and that they needed to call doctors as soon as they entered the castle but the assistant replied that he could see her too that she was real she addressed him by his title again trying to get his attention while he was sure that he was seeing some completely strange hallucination when she spoke he still could not come to his senses however her words were quite reasonable she said that today the wind was too cold to stay outside for long and invited him to come into to the house

still not believing what was happening he wondered what was going on in her head this time and what it could mean for him knowing her character and he decided to ask this question directly although he did not even hope to get an answer but bewilderment from what was happening and fatigue did their job she did not tell him what she had in mind considering that it was still early and that a special time was needed for this but she expressed confidence that he was tired and again invited him to come into the house then he

remembered that she had been in a carriage accident and that her waiting for him was probably due to her memory loss Sherelle turned to the confused Duke and said that the cooks had prepared his favorite food and he should enter the house as soon as possible after he agreed to come in she reminded the maid of her request which she had voiced the day before they walked down the corridor of the mansion in complete silence each lost in their own difficult thoughts he saw that there were no servants around not knowing that Sherelle had asked

Margot to leave leave them alone although she had told him that everyone was busy cooking and cleaning she laughed lightly which again shocked her husband who wondered if she had ever laughed like that before he suddenly wanted to hug her by the shoulders but his hand remained hanging in the air she noticed his confusion and called out to him and he decided to get out of the situation by asking what they were going to do now not fully understanding what he was talking about she decided to ask where exactly in the dining room wasn't it

obvious that they would be eating there she thought the Duke realized that he had said something stupid but because of the strangeness of what was happening he could say nothing but agree he thought that this simply couldn't be such changes couldn't have happened in such a short time who was this woman anyway sherel was jubilant happy that everything she had planned was working out so far and that he even treated her well but this frightened her a little he had already decided that something bad had happened in the dining room honestly he was even ready

to find an unpleasant surprise there in the form of the corpse of one of the servants she assured him that everything was fine that she just didn't want him to wait a long time for the food to be prepared after the trip staring at her with an intent gaze he waited with trepidation for her to start talking and finally explain what was going on deciding not to keep him waiting any longer she said she had something she wanted to tell him over dinner slowly pushing his chair back he wondered what she wanted to tell him

because knowing her hatred for him it was completely stupid to expect good surprises he gripped the back of the chair with all his might to somehow hold on remembering that she did nothing without her own benefit the silence at dinner dragged on so long that he completely lost his appetite and it seemed as if a thundercloud was hanging over the table Sherelle tried to eat but inside she was simply torn by the desire to start such an important conversation for her she looked at him as he ate half the dish without saying a word to

her and was indignant that this was how they treat treated their wife who had been preparing since early morning as she furiously cut the meat she decided it was time to take matters into her own hands otherwise she would miss this moment and there might not be another one not knowing where to start sherel decided that the conversation needed a gentle nudge in the direction she wanted it to go the blood drained from her face her eyes widened in horror and the realization of what she was about to do and her whole appearance became quite

tense she said she needed to talk and he resp responded briefly to her to start and not drag it out any longer Sherelle decided to start with a routine question about his work since his path was very long he didn't expect this and decided to give himself a break to think about her words but nothing useful came to mind still he said in surprised that she usually didn't speak like that and why such a change and ostentatious concern she wondered what they were talking about with his wife and said that she was just worried and

this word worked like a red rag to a bull he threw his work down on the table with a loud bang not expecting such impudence she had never allowed herself to lie so much before with a smirk he asked if perhaps she had actually hoped that he would be hurt and not return home this made her angry because she had acted with the best of intentions and could not allow herself to think such a thing having assumed a defensive posture he decided to go on the attack and said that judging by everything she was doing

something she had never done before several voices started spinning in her head telling her to hold on because this was pretty much what she expected she decided to start a conversation and reminded them that they had a son to take care of gathering her courage she blurted out everything that was going through her head that they needed to take care of his upbringing to devote more time to him the Duke could no longer stand this he stood up abruptly and reminded her that she hated him so why did she suddenly decide to raise a son

with him he became even more agitated suddenly said that she didn't seem like herself at all after that accident and asked in a poisonous voice what had happened to her she understood that she was far from sherel but she didn't remember who she was at all and now all she could do was live her new life in the body of a woman she didn't remember at all she rushed to him with a request to discuss this issue something that she had not wanted to communicate with him before however he recoiled from her saying that he

would not buy into this pretense she lost all her fighting Spirit suddenly became completely dejected and muttered that it was was a Pity that she was not pretending but then she remembered how much cisel was afraid of her at the very beginning he behaved the same way as her husband afraid even of being touched suddenly she felt that all her strength was leaving her she so wanted to resolve the issue peacefully so why couldn't she even just talk to anyone she tried to pull herself together determined that she would not allow her dear Cardel to

grow up to be a second rate character the Duke turned sharply clenched his fist s and said that if she had nothing more to say he would prefer to leave she rushed after him before she even had time to finish but he didn't even turn around and then what she least expected happened the ground simply disappeared from under her feet and she began to fall The Duke immediately rushed towards her to catch her before she hit the floor he was struck by what was happening he barely whispered that she had just almost fainted could he

really reach her cold heart could she really feel still feeling tired she continued to talk about what was bothering her most barely audibly saying that she had done everything she could for the sake of their son he picked her up in his arms she weakly laid her head on his chest at that moment he simply could not understand whether she was serious about what she was saying when he left the dining room with her in his arms worried servants immediately came running and he ordered them to call a doctor immediately she kept trying hard to

end the conversation but because of the pain she couldn't say a word realizing that she was losing practic her only chance candles were burning peacefully in the room everything seemed so familiar and calm covering her with a blanket he asked why She fainted what happened to her and what was going on in general she said upset that it was his fault because she had greeted him and he had only been rude to her in response anyone would have fainted they sat down during dinner to look at him so sullenly and not talk she thought to

herself that even though she was not sherel how could she stand on her feet when real evil was standing next to her because unlike her son he wasn't even cute she tried to take a closer look at him but he lowered his eyes not daring to look at her she asked him if he really hated her that much wondering what her heroine could have done to evoke such feelings he didn't answer but looking closely into her eyes he asked if she hated him that much his words Cut Her Heart Like a Knife he said that

she had spoken words of hatred to him many times this was a surprise because these characters were secondary and she did not delve into the relationship between the main character's mother and her husband I wondered why sherel hated her husband so much what had happened between him that they were not close he suddenly spoke in a quiet and vulnerable voice that made her shudder inside he said that as soon as he came closer she started throwing pillows and screaming as he spoke he held her hand in his and she suddenly felt a severe pain from

which she screamed loudly Sherelle then pulled her hand away from him and he became scared because he had not pressed her very hard to which she replied that he underestimated his strength he looked at her with such a sweet apologetic look that she almost began to feel sympathy he looked so upset the Duke made a second attempt and took her hands in his again saying that they were cold and he just wanted to warm them up he asked her to wait until they became warm even if she did not like it but at that time

she was experiencing some new just emerging feeling in her Sherelle looked at this display of affection so tender and careful that she could not utter a word in confusion he began to speak soothing words to her assuring her that the doctor would arrive soon and she would feel better and in the meantime he would do everything to make her feel better after these words servants led by the doctor burst into the room and all the charm of the moment began to evaporate he turned around leaving her in the doctor's hands and she asked him to

stop because they hadn't finished talking why did these people who wanted to help show up at such an inopportune time she kept asking him to stay and finish but he had already left the room which drove her into complete despair right in front of the stunned servants she began to scream and did not understand why her relationships with her loved ones were so difficult she remembered how even the cats she fed Delicacies avoided her and did not want to be held meanwhile a new day came which promised her new difficulties but she was so weak

that she did not leave the room for a long time she lay there and still could not come to her senses despite all the efforts of the doctor the previous day confused and tired she thought only about how to get closer to her husband so that cardi could grow up in a happy family she knew she wasn't ready to repeat the dinner alone with her husband he had failed so badly the first time Sherelle lay there pondering what was happening not understanding how long she would be in this body when suddenly she heard a knock

on the door feeling terrible she still decided to get up although she asked not to let anyone in who Could It Be her handsome husband who yesterday showed such tender care and apologized for her for so long or maybe it's her sweet little baby with whom she's managed to get at least a little closer lately if Margo couldn't stop the uninvited guests It could only be one of them a hope began to ignite in her soul that this was her son she would definitely be happy with such a surprise opening the door the first thing

she saw was a chocolate bear in the baby's little hand even outside the door she asked if he was behind her and right away handing her a small Suite he said that it really was him happiness leapt in her soul she managed to get the attention of a small child who decided to come to her for the first time cisel said that he had heard from the maid that she had fainted so he decided to come after which he handed her a chocolate bear and turned away embarrassedly she realized that he had visited her simply

because she felt ill how kind of him he told her to quickly take the treat because when you are sick you need to eat well and for him chocolate was the best remedy for all worries she was simply happy that there had finally been some progress towards improving her relationship with her child when she thanked him for worrying about her he suddenly put on his mask of Pride again and said that he had only come because the maid had asked him to and in general he wasn't worried about her at all he just wanted to

know if everything was okay this little childish white lie pleased her so much that she thanked him again after that she gently stroked his hair and said that she was glad of his visit in any case this unexpected and such sweet caress confused the child so much that he could not find what to say to her she felt touched by the fact that he did not push her away he continued to stand and remain silent doing nothing Sherelle expected anything because he ran away from her the first time screaming so she decided to remove her

hand he touched the place where her warm hand had just been and told her not to touch him anymore but in his soul he kept thinking that this was the first time she had thanked him what had happened she shrank back again afraid that she would lose his attention with her careless action and would have to go through it all again and she apologized emboldened cardi said she shouldn't eat with her father if she was so tired that She fainted this unexpected proposal made her think that he was worried about her but he again replied

that he was not she said that she would have to do it anyway once she got used to it and no longer fainted looking at her with distrust he asked if she was really trying so hard to make their family different from what it had been before she said it was her husband and his father and even though she didn't want to eat with someone that ugly she had to do it for cardi at this point an alarming thought flashed through cel's mind and he asked if his father was really more important than him she

said that nothing was more important to her than the child but the child had already started screaming in a tearful and angry voice he said that she would now spend time with her father and he reproached them for having dined alone without him without their son no one even thought to invite him and he turned and rushed out of the room throwing tears of resentment and sadness that broke her heart hugging the chocolate teddy bear that her son had so touchingly given her she suddenly realized that he felt like he was being forgotten she dropped

to her knees hugged the baby from behind and said that there was no one more important to her than her cardi embarrassed and still in tears he asked if it was true afraid that everything he had all these days while his father was away would suddenly disappear he was so indifferent to her before you could even hear it in his voice so why was he crying now sherel thought she remembered that he still didn't like her and she felt it especially vividly when he pushed her away and pulled away from her Embrace but then something

unexpected happened he simply turned around and jumped into her arms holding on tightly to her as if he was afraid of losing her again he looked up at her with such beautiful eyes reflecting such strong fear that her heart simply caught and he called her ma she simply opened her eyes wide not believing that this had actually happened that her first victory in this endless attempt to win her own son's trust had been achieved he stood as if frightened by his unexpected impulse embarrassed by the word he had spoken out loud embarrassed by what was

happening after that he got out of her arms and told her to go and rest because when you are sick you need to gain strength and he reminded her to eat a chocolate bear then her dreams would be good and sweet just like this chocolate from an excess of feelings and such valuable care for her she again no longer afraid embraced the baby in her arms the illness had passed and now sherel had to find new ways to win over her son and Margo who had received information from the chef helped her again she went

into the garden to meet Cardel holding in her hand the wrapped gift she had prepared so carefully the little boy seeing her did not get up from the table but asked if she was better and how she was feeling now she was touched by this and said that she felt better thanks to the advice he gave her during his visit and she thanked him for taking the time to see her now to which the baby replied that he was simply keeping his promise she rejoiced because this meant that he was ready to keep his word

and immediately asked Margot to help her with the gift it turned out to be a dessert with lots of walnuts which she suggested eating with him Margot untied it and put a piece in front of the gentleman so that he could appreciate his mother's efforts he was amazed to see such a large quantity of walnuts which the chef said he loved very much she suggested that he try it and at that moment he said that despite the fact that Nobles should eat with a fork he really wanted to try doing it with his hands Mago

decided to cheer him up saying that his mother had been trying since the morning so he could eat dessert the way he liked Cardel put down his fork and took a piece of pie in his hands still fearing that he might be reprimanded for this he timidly put one piece into his mouth to appreciate the taste of the dessert but he did not dare to bite into it yet a moment later he did it anyway and all the while sherel who had prepared it herself and tried her best was dying of impatience while he was

chewing it her heart was pounding wildly and she was waiting for what he would say how he would react this time unable to resist both she and the maid looked at him and his mother asked if he liked it maintaining his status as a child who was not interested in his mother's offerings he suddenly said that it was disgusting tears started flowing from sheral's eyes she couldn't understand what she had done wrong whether she hadn't baked the dough enough hadn't put enough sugar or had messed up the whole recipe she hung her head and said

that things weren't always perfect the first time and that his mother would try harder next time the little boy looked up at her with worried eyes and asked if she had really made this dessert for him herself she replied that she had heard that he liked it but she had never cooked it before and must have made a mistake somewhere and then something unexpected happened the child simply stuffed almost the entire piece into his mouth even though she tried to stop him she said that there was no need to force yourself if he didn't like

it that mom wouldn't be upset the child replied that everything was fine and that he was eating because he liked it without forcing himself at all having finished the first piece he asked Margot for another one thus confirming his words sherel looked at him and was sure that it tasted absolutely terrible but she didn't stop him again she smiled at his words that you just need to try it and thanked him from the bottom of her heart promising that she would try harder in the future she walked in a thoughtful mood noting that cardi was

being very nice eating cakes and even saying nice things to her at least some shift in their relationship for the better at this time Sherelle approached the door of her husband's office and firmly decided that for the sake of such a beautiful baby she simply had to do everything possible to get closer to him knocking on the door she reminded herself to watch herself and smile when he opened it even if she didn't feel like it the door was opened by kidle Moore who was the Duke's right-hand man and he looked at her in surprise

he bowed politely and informed his master that the lady had arrived rejoicing that she had finally visited him without raising his head her husband asked what had happened he looked very strange as if he did not want to see her in his office but it was just a trick embarrassed and still smiling Sherelle said that the servants had some problems and she needed her husband's advice despite the fact that she asked for only a minute of his time he answered in a cold tone without looking up that he was busy she stood in front of

him not knowing where to go and the whole room was filled with deathly silence kidle and sherel stood as if under falling snow so coldly did the Duke behave unwilling to change his mood he suddenly spoke again asking if she hadn't heard he was busy Let Her Go kidle decided that his departure might help in this situation and putting on a practice social smile said that he had some business to attend to raising a menacing look at him the Duke said that he had no business and should not even think about going anywhere and then

a storm broke out in The Souls of two of those present could he really not spare even a minute for his wife kadle was the most taken aback because he knew knew how excited the Duke was about his wife's arrival and even prepared a chair for her while she made a desperate attempt to invite him to take a walk in the garden breaking away from unnecessary paperwork however the Duke repeated in an icy tone that he was busy and did not intend to continue the conversation any further looking up at her angrily and frowning he

repeated again that she should go away and not distract him from his work sherel let go of her head and kidle decided to make amends for his master's rudess by a apologizing for him and citing his heavy workload he managed to tell her that the Duke was glad of her arrival but that it was already very late today and that she should come earlier tomorrow for which The Duchess quietly thanked him because he had not taken away her hope faithful Margo immediately rushed after her mistress asking if she was okay she so wanted to know

how the master received her but cheriel didn't want to discuss anything now she was too upset by such a cold reception from her husband in her heart she was ready to punch the pillows but suddenly she thought that maybe it was for the best then she remembered her Lonely Boy Who Would soon grow up into a terrible Tyrant and she realized that she would not back down Sherelle thought that there was nothing complicated here she just needed to come up with a good reason to come to him again the next day she sat at the

table having quickly completed all the necessary tasks and thinking about what she should do now she decided to choose the most Pleasant Pastime for now that is to choose a fairy tale that she would read to cardi today but then she was distracted by Margo who said that she had received a letter from the mares penzel the letter stated that the marchess was grateful that sherel was willing to attend her son's birthday party and asked if she would like to order any special flowers or sweets for her child and sherel suddenly realized that she had

made a mistake in one of the letters apparently she had been thinking and had accidentally accepted the invitation Margo showed genuine Joy but she simply got it all mixed up up thinking that it was her mistress's birthday and they needed to get ready for the ball the confused Duchess thought about how right it would be to go to another boy's birthday party if she had not yet managed to arrange a celebration for her own she was sure that her baby would react very badly and this would again lead to the deterioration of the relationship between

them which she was so afraid of she sat and thought about how she knew this name the Marquee dep penzel and although there were still two weeks left before the ball she was already very worried and then she remembered it must be radius penzel the handsome young man who was in the novel she was reading in the book torn Wings he was the assistant of the main character who just a minute he killed her cardi killed this mares she sat at the table and wondered if her son had changed enough now to not cause harm

to this beautiful young man in the future she sat in her thoughts and was completely confused because as soon as she began to choose one of the two new problems appeared and then she made a decision she loudly called Margo and asked her to take her to cardit cell to discuss the upcoming holiday with him at this time her husband was silently going about his business in his office and the faithful kital stood waiting for his orders he reminded his master that his wife was due to arrive soon and expressed surprise that they now saw

each other every day the Duke's menacing look stopped his outpouring of thoughts the gentleman said that if he had nothing to do he could quickly fix it to which kidle immediately grabbed the papers and said that he had enough to do the Duke was writing plans for the near future but his thoughts were far away he thought that his wife was now like a different person she stopped avoiding him lost in thought he didn't notice how the ink flowed onto a clean sheet of paper at this time he remembered how he had communicated with Sherelle

recently how he tried to reach out to him with his hands how she threw them away and looked at him with such hatred that he became scared he asked her to just look at him because lately she hadn't even raised her eyes to him however his wife replied that she should not do this she did not want to see him and she looked so irritated that he did not have the strength to fight it he remembered asking her to smile at him at least once in the morning to wish him a good day at least

once but she turned away from him and threw over her shoulder for him to go away so that he would not dare to detain her any longer while he was remembering how cold his wife always was she suddenly appeared right in front of him smiling and offering him tea to relieve his fatigue but he remembered how she had pleased him by offering to keep him company while patrolling the area she offered him to try the pie that their pastry chef had baked and she had already started eating it and was smiling tenderly he suddenly wondered

if she would smile at him again when she came today if he would be able to see this miracle again at this time kidle was trying unsuccessfully to get his master's attention his call had already become too loud when he finally managed to call him worried about the Duke's condition kidle said that he was working too hard that fatigue had already completely taken hold of his master since he did not notice anything around him the Duke saw that he had spilled ink on the sheet of paper tore it out and when he said that he

was working too much said that it was no big deal at this time his assistant said that his wife was late today and suggested going and checking what was going on the Duke stood up irritably he understood that his wife's delay also irritated him but he did not want to sit and wait for her he told his assistant that he was already pining away in the office so he would go for a walk to get some fresh air kitle then reminded him that he still had a large number of unsorted documents and that now was

not the time to which the Duke replied that he was supposed to help him with them so let him take care of them as his master turned and walked out of the office kidle warned him just in case that if he had gone to get his wife she would usually be in the garden at that time the Duke decided to hide the real reason for his departure and threw over his shoulder that if he did meet her it would only be by chance but now kidle could stop saying that he was working too much despite

the fact that a lot of unexpected work fell on him the Duke's assistant was genuinely happy for his master and wished him good luck walking down the empty Corridor the Duke suddenly heard a child's voice telling someone that he was lying and listened he thought the voice belonged to citel after which he heard his wife's voice which sounded worried she asked her son why he thought his mother was lying to him although the Duke did not hear the beginning of the conversation but it seemed to him that he was important standing with an open book

the child told his mother that she was lying when she said that he was the most important to her because in fact she always went to her father first and then Cardel asked a question the answer to which was interesting not only to him but also to the Duke who was eavesdropping behind the door he asked if she liked seeing his father despite the strangeness of the situation the Duke simply froze afraid of her answer and she as luck would have it was in no hurry to do so at this time she simply said the

child's name but nothing more as if she knew that the Duke was standing at the door as if she specifically wanted to torment him he was already cursing himself with the worst words ashamed of his behavior a grown man can't stand and Eaves drop at the door he was already thinking that she would never say the words he wanted to hear those very words and at that moment she answered her son that she liked citel best shattering all his expectations he was so unexpected and obvious about what was happening that he simply did not know

what to do now or what to feel and the child at this time folded his arms and again declared that she was lying to him that what she was saying was not true at this time sherel took the small hands in her own and repeated again that she was not lying after that she said that she came to him to find out if he wanted to play with the son of the Marquee of penzel the child was embarrassed because he did not yet know that in the future perhaps this boy would become his personal assistant

and he was hearing this name for the first time she told him that she had been invited to a party in honor of his birthday and would the little boy like to go there with his mother cisel did not expect such a turn of events and simply stood there motionless and not knowing how to react while the Duke also held his breath at that moment and then the first thing that came to his mind was whether he would need to bring a gift to the little market key Sherelle made a fatal mistake that almost ruined

everything in an instant she asked if it would be better if she brought the gift the baby's reaction instantly sobered her up and she immediately saw that she had said something very stupid tears began to flow down his cheeks the corners of his lips turned down and he was ready to burst into tears at the top of his voice which he did immediately and he told her that she had never given him anything which surprised her a lot since she didn't remember anything from the past she immediately realized that she would have to immediately correct

the situation otherwise it would get out of control and she would have to suffer for a long time the kid shouted that she was in vain hoping that after so many years of humiliation everything could get better that he would not let her hurt himself anymore and then memories flashed in her head not hers but the real shelle's how she hadn't paid attention to her son pulling at her skirt she heard herself telling him not to call her mom saying that she found his voice disgusting these memories threw her off balance how how could she

be so cruel to her son such a sweet little baby she stretched out her hands to Cardel and tried to talk to him to calm him down but the right words as luck would have it did not come to her mind which was occupied with other people's memories and citel didn't stop screaming he said that he didn't need his mother and that he didn't need anyone at all with eyes full of tears and pain he told her that he no longer believed her and never would she could not even hope the image of his mother

who didn't even look in his Direction appeared in his head again he remembered how he holding the Hem of her dress in his hand said that it was his birthday she rudely answered him that it didn't mean anything she didn't care and that he should leave her alone he timidly but very touchingly and decisively asked if she would congratulate him if she would celebrate with him seeing her eyes fill with anger he decided that he needed to reduce his desires and asked her to do this just once the implacable gaze of this woman cold as

ice said much more than words but the words were not pleasant to the ears she pulled down the Hem of her dress and then told him to stop acting like a child he stretched out his hands to her and called her ma cried and was fed up that she would change her decision her behavior that he would be able to reach her cold heart and now he stood in front of this woman who was convincing him that everything could change that she loved him and he didn't believe it these same memories flashed through the head

of sherel in which another personality now lived but even such short fragments of memories brought her great pain she thought that if she could have been there for him then comforted him congratulated him everything would have been different now she did something he could never have expected she rushed to him and grabbed him in her arms asking him to forgive her she herself could not forgive herself for the fact that the former sherel had treated such a sweet little boy so terribly cardi began to struggle In Her Arms screaming that he hated her and would

never forgive her that she didn't deserve it but children's tears sooner or later subside but sherel did not let go of him hugging him and asking for forgiveness for leaving him alone then she was able to find the words that were needed at that moment asking for forgiveness for not being able to help him not being able to protect him then and she promised that she would give him the most real great love that no one had ever received cardi replied that he still hated her but she kept repeating that she loved him despite this

she sat the calmed child on her lap and suggested throwing a banquet in honor of his birthday the kid immediately imagined a huge cake a celebration in his honor but he also became sad and said that he doesn't like it when there are a lot of people around she continued to persuade him telling him how pleased she would be to see everyone congratulating him Sherelle continued to Tell Him Softly and Tenderly how many sweets there would be how fun his holiday would be and he grabbed ually thawed after he responded displeased but still telling her

to do as she wanted she asked what he wanted to get in a quiet inaudible voice instead of the offered teddy bears flowers and treats he said only one word and it was congratulations Sherelle drowning in her dreams of how she would make him happy did not hear and asked him to repeat it then he said in a bolder voice that he wanted to be congratulated that was all he needed nothing more she remembered his past how the real Sherelle treated him and she immediately wanted to cry from resentment for her baby she said that

she would try to do everything in the best possible way so that her baby would like it but he said in a sad voice that his birthday was not yet over placing his hands trustingly on hers he said that he wanted to be congratulated before anyone else she addressed him by name again and without answering his request asked if he would spend some time with his mother tomorrow and then she said they could have a part in his garden so that his birthday would be earlier than the other children's it was even more than he

expected he wouldn't have to wait long he could get everything he wanted tomorrow so he clung to his mother hugged her around the neck and said that he agreed the Duke who had been standing outside the door all this time thought for a moment and decided that it was time to leave his observation post he suddenly thought that tomorrow was going to be a very long day all this party in the garden congratulations cake what was she planning he still couldn't understand the Duke headed back to his office wondering if Sherelle would ruin tomorrow if

she would go back to being the same as before and if she would break her baby's heart the next day the Duke went into the garden and heard Cardis cel's congratulations which echoed far beyond the Gazebo where he liked to sit he was amazed at how noisy it was and realized that he was wrong that his wife really was able to arrange a holiday for the child he remembered yelling at his assistant the previous evening for asking about his difficulties with his wife stopping opposite the Gazebo where his wife was holding her son's birthday he

watched as the servants congratulated citel on his holiday but did not dare to approach his wife who had recently been so cold and distant was showering the child with compliments and offering to blow out the candles on the cake this was completely unlike her Sherelle suddenly had a feeling that something was wrong she physically felt the presence of some heavy feeling after which she turned around and saw her husband the stormy feelings between the spouses never passed however she decided that she could leave the party for a short while to say hello to her husband

with whom she planned to improve her relationship in not the most Pleasant feelings she headed towards her husband leaving the child in the circle of servants who were continuously congratulating him on his birthday she asked why he had come not even realizing that he had overheard a conversation between mother and son the previous day the Duke cleared his throat in embarrassment and asked what they were doing there after which he lowered his eyes as he wanted to smile at the sight of the funny hat on his wife's head Sherelle was outraged that her husband called

the Hat funny so she indignantly asked if he knew how difficult it was to make them for their son's celebration but then she suddenly changed her mood because the main thing for her was that the party in honor of her son's birthday was a success the baby was happy and she told her husband that it was all for the sake of citel the Duke asked asked her in bewilderment why she was doing something she had never done before since she had always been cold distant and couldn't stand her son surprised that he was asking too

many questions although he usually didn't do that she replied that she really wanted to please her son because Cardell was so cute she couldn't help but say that it was rather strange that he was so sweet and energetic unlike her husband to which he replied that she hadn't left him with the nanny because she felt disgusted even to touch him the Duke looked into her eyes and said that she really was communicating like a different person and now he didn't even think that she was pretending Sherelle saw this as a new opportunity to mend her

relationship with her husband so she said she had changed and again offered to raise their son together the Duke looked down then looked at her and noticed that she was calling the child by name but still addressed him by his title after which he assumed that she did not remember his name Sherelle had never expected such a question she had asked Margot what her husband's name was but had never used it and had forgotten it and here he insistently asked her to name it the name Keon surfaced from the depths of her memory and she

said it out loud hoping she hadn't gotten it too wrong the Duke was very surprised because she called him by his shortened name and said it so tenderly that he was even taken aback for a moment Sherelle after some awkward hesitation said that she liked the sound of Keon and then asked him if he liked her calling him that he noticed that usually it was she who put up a barrier in their relationship So what had suddenly changed but he was afraid to even guess what would happen next if she continued In The Same Spirit

but he didn't want to darken his and her joyful mood with heavy conversations so he decided not to finish his thought in his eyes she was the most beautiful woman but the relationship was going so badly that he had already lost all hope he looked down again which made her think that he didn't like the fact that she called him by his shortened name but she couldn't remember what it was supposed to sound like in full to her question he replied that she could call him whatever she wanted but he still had things to do

and needed to finish the work with these words her husband turned around and walked towards the Mansion but from the outside it looked like an escape sherel felt someone tugging at the Hem of her dress and turned around to see her son standing next to her he looked into her eyes and asked what she had told his father and she immediately thought that he would like the Duke to be at his party too Sherelle felt ashamed that she had not realized in time that it might be important for the child to congratulate her father looking

into his Angry Eyes she frantically searched for what to say how to get out of this situation a happy thought flashed through her head after which she took her son by the cheeks and said that his dad came to congratulate him but he had a lot to do and only came in for a minute in a low voice so she had to listen he told her the party was still going on and invited her to have cake he gently took her hand and pulled her with him to return to the Gazebo she was was once

again confused by how nice he could be and didn't know how much longer she would have to lie to him he handed her the best piece of cake and quietly asked if she would congratulate him next year she immediately promised that she would not forget to do this and this party was a tribute to all the previous holidays the next one would be much better she made such a promise to herself and in her heart that she would never miss a single holiday of her child card's mood immediately lifted but he still made her promise

suddenly sherel felt a sense of sadness FL flash through her soul it was as if she heard her son's words that he wanted her to at least look at him even if insincerely that he wanted a little of her love these sudden memories brought tears to her eyes but when asked what upset her she replied that they were tears of happiness the little boy decided that sweets solve all problems and handed her a piece of cake on a fork that he had prepared for her sherel thanked him saying it was very tasty and he wiped

the cream off her cheek with his finger such a sweet scene brought Delight to the servants who could not hold back their tears a couple of days later cheriel was back busy with RSVP when she had finished with them Margot asked her if she would go to the master today as she had been doing every day lately but her mistress decided to see her son first however when she came to him he looked at her with an offended expression it turned out that she had not kept her promise and had come late due to some

business that had come up and cardi was not happy with that she remembered coming to her husband bringing him tea and his assistant flying out of the office so they could be together the last time he told her that he had a lot of work but she could sit in his office he didn't mind after this looking down her husband said that she could come whenever she wanted he would no longer drive her away she thanked him calling him your Excellency to which he corrected her and reminded her that she called him Ken and then

he said something completely unexpected he asked if she would come to him first as if he and her son were competing for her attention later in a conversation with Margo she asked in panic how she could be with both of them at the same time Margot did not share her concerns and said she had a solution sherel looked at her hopefully and asked what could be done in this situation the next day her husband was in the office doing paperwork but everything was different this time she was sitting in the office with her son drinking

tea and the little one was reading a book there was a deathly silence each of those present had their own thoughts spinning in their heads sipping tea from a mug Sherelle thought that in theory everything was great she liked Margo's idea but in reality everything turned out to be not so Rosy Margo suggested having a joint tea party with her son and husband since Sherelle didn't want to repeat that disastrous dinner but everyone was silent and she turned to her son to do this she used the simple word hey and the baby immediately responded her

husband also responded asking what she needed which resulted in a very awkward situation sherel thought that she needed to be more careful with her words otherwise there would be misunderstandings among all three of them she told the Duke that she was addressing her son and he immediately corrected her reminding her of his name Sherelle was embarrassed again she thought that he really liked the abbreviation since he asked to address him like that she turned to cardi and said that right now she wanted to talk to her son cardi asked what she wanted to tell him

and at that moment The Duchess felt waves of anger radiating from her husband she asked if her son remembered that in a few days they were going to a birthday party the kid said that he remembered but at the same time he clarified that only the two of them would go just him and his mother hearing this the Duke realized that he would not be able to work today it was as if a thundercloud had broken over him at this time sherel was telling her son that he had to promise her something she said it

was a boy his age's birthday and she wanted them to get along cardi looked into her eyes and asked if this was really necessary she reminded him that when he met someone he should not ignore them or be rude to them simply because he did not like them and having received his consent she offered to seal the agreement as a sign that the child would keep his promise they linked their little fingers at this time an unexpected noise was heard in the room it turned out that the Duke had simply fallen from the ladder he

was using to reach the books located at the top of the cabinet Sherelle asked him worriedly if everything was okay and if he needed to call a doctor but he refused but then he held her hand before asking the question that was bothering him he asked if his son was really that good Sherelle looking into his eyes in bewilderment said that this was indeed so because he was their son still not letting go of his wife's hand the Duke repeated the phrase our son and flowers began to bloom in his soul cardi hearing this conversation

thought that there could be no doubt about it sherel lowered her eyes and did not believe that these were the two who did not even want to look at her when she was just Reborn noticing her smile her husband asked her what had caused such a reaction but she did not dare to say that they were too cute she simply said that she was having fun she took her husband's hand and suggested taking a break and having some tea because now drinking tea together had become very comfortable a few days later she and cardi hit

the road however Sherelle was very surprised to see the Duke coming out of the Mansion he said that he needed to go to headquarters and his assistant at that time was wondering when he would become honest at least with himself cardi hurried her and she wished her husband luck but his assistant said that they were going the same way and it might be worth traveling in the same Carriage kidle was so eager for the family to get closer that he resorted to all sorts of Tricks the son who had been looking forward to this trip

with his mother for so long immediately refused the duke it turned out was not against going together but did not dare to voice it a silent struggle arose between the two men in which the winner was immediately determined Sherelle however got it all wrong thinking that father and son wanted to be together and shocked them by offering to prepare a separate carriage for her the Duke decided to rectify the situation and saying that he had other things to do returned to the mansion as a result they traveled together with cardi and although the journey was

not far they were looking forward to this little trip she said it was her son's first dinner party and asked if he was nervous he replied that everything was fine and we were touched looking at him and began to tell about the delicious desserts that were served in the house of the marises when the carriage arrived she expressed the hope that he would make friends with someone but they were already met by the Servants of the inviting party when they got out of the carriage everyone greeted them but cardi very boldly got out of the

carriage first but then he turned around and offered his hand to his mother trying to be a real gentleman for her the servant invited them to go straight to the Garden where the whole company was seated cardi saw the huge cake and thought with satis action that his was bigger they were met by the marchess who looked lovely in a blue dress that highlighted her eyes they exchanged Mutual compliments noting that they had a lot in common the beautiful marchess said that her son had no friends and would very much like him to make friends

with someone Sherelle noted that even though cardi looks unhappy he is happy to be there and expressed hope that the kids get along here The Duchess noticed that projectors with images of the maris's son were placed everywhere she enthusiastically asked his mother where she could buy such a sphere to photograph every moment of her son and did not notice the light burning near it cardi was trying to tell his mother that she wouldn't be filming him she didn't argue with him complaining that she would have to keep all the sweet Expressions on her son's face

in her memory after which the mares invited Sherelle to the ladies who were sitting separately in the garden cardi didn't want to be separated from his mother but she said it would be for a short time and he needed to spend time with his children and finally she made him promise that he would behave well the Martian penel introduced her to the seated ladies the brightly dressed Countess of chy was surprised that the Duchess of laran was attending a social event for the first time after that she asked permission to ask a question addressing sherel

her conversation was strange she said that she recently got a dog that doesn't listen to her and she asked what to do with dogs that are not obedient and she addressed it directly to sherel the duchess suspected that the question would be tricky but she could not yet understand what exactly it was without any ulterior motive The Duchess said that perhaps she should be trained better but the ladies sitting nearby did not agree they said that there was no point in keeping disobedient pets and it was better to throw the dog out into the street

and the conversation went in an incomprehensible Direction one of the ladies said that her owner was a foreigner maybe he didn't understand dogs and someone said that it seemed to her that she now knew had she really forgotten why she was sold cheriel sat there puzzled wondering if kien was a foreigner and what this conversation was all about at this Mrs chy turned again to The Duchess and thanked her for sharing her opinion with her saying that her dog was rather stupid but she would still try to train it here the Mistress of the estate

began to understand that the conversation was going in the wrong direction and began to think about how it could be corrected to Mrs ch's new question whether the duchess would like to receive guests in the Mansion she answered in the affirmative but she was outraged by This tackless Woman's suggestion that the Duke forbade her to receive guests then Mrs chy said that the Duke probably just didn't care Sherelle had already completely lost her desire to drink tea but then the marchess penel intervened in the conversation and asked if she could share her thoughts on the

previous topic The Duchess had already decided that she was on the side of this tactless person but the marchess started talking about how she had a beautiful parrot that said strange and incomprehensible things she said that he was rude insolent and she didn't understand where he got all this from The Duchess replied that it was unpleasant after which she asked what she had done to which the marchess replied that she could not do anything it was a bird not a person after which she added that it was impossible to cut out his tongue he still

didn't understand what he was saying that he often spent time with the Knight of their house but now he was ashamed even to show it to guests these words enraged CEST chy and the ladies behind her back began to whisper that the rumors were not lying jumping up abruptly the count said that she had forgotten that she needed to do something and the other women began to gather after her after they left the marchess offered The Duchess some more biscuits and said that she could now drink tea in peace The Duchess happily agreed to her

proposal saying that now that the ladies had left the cookies really did become sweeter at this time the boys were sitting separately but cardi was not talking to anyone he was sitting at the table and a group of boys were standing nearby he ate the pie calmly and with pleasure paying no attention to them at that moment radius looked at him and decided to approach the other children were unhappy that he had left them but he said that he would return soon approaching cardi radius asked if he liked it and if he knew who the

boy who approached him was remembering the promises he had made to his mother he tried to be polite and said that everything was very tasty then his interl said that their cook had prepared everything after the words of the little boy who approached him cardi realized that this was the hero of the occasion an unusual conversation ensued between the boys with radius asking if cardi was jealous of him he replied that not a bit that he had absolutely nothing to Envy this confused radius so he decided to ask why the boy didn't feel jealous of

him to which cardi replied that his mother promised to congratulate him every year getting off his chair cardi asked radius why he came up to him since they were having fun without him radius simply replied that the young Duke looked much more interesting than the others and that leaving him alone would have been very rude the boys spent some time trying to figure out which of them their mother loved more and praised more the conversation got to the point where each of the boys believed that his mother was much better than the other ones but

at this time a fat boy intervened who told the Marquee that he thought he had left them to be with someone important but instead he was playing with his child radius responded to this by saying that he himself chooses who he wants to be with then the Fat Boy's tone took on a rough tone and he asked if radius didn't know that he was a Savage and that Barbarian blood flowed in his veins cardi hung his head but the boy continued to say that his mother told him that even if he just went near him

he would be cursed for Life cardi asked the boy if he could answer his words he immediately declared that it was easy and said that he was not afraid of him Cardel remembered what his father's assistant had told him that he was a member of one of the most noble families of the Empire above him only the family of his majesty after which he said that he needed to live up to his status and learn manners remembering this cardito thought that when he grows up this fat boy will be afraid to even raise his head

in his presence and everything he says is just empty chatter he replied to the boy that he knew perfectly well about these rumors but apparently he did not have enough intelligence to watch his language in the presence of the future Duke then radius asked cardi what he was going to do he said that he shouldn't have mentioned his father he wasn't going to do anything with that boy anyway because he promised his mother that he would get along with other kids at that time the fat boy's mother came in and called him by his name

Von in a loud and unpleasant voice she told him to go to him as they were already leaving the boy offended by cito's words ran to her in tears shouting mom at this time cardi was telling radius that he was told to befriend this boy because they were the same age although he did not understand why this was so because adults do not do that at this time the marchess penel told The Duchess how she loved her baby and lost track of time when she spent time with him shiel replied that the same thing was

happening to her she just couldn't tear herself away from him here the ladies realized that they were very similar to each other and that they had an excessive love for children Sherelle felt dizzy a fragment of memory appeared in her head that frightened her a menacing man who shouted that he had given her everything and for this she had to appear in high society and pretend that she knew she remembered that he had said that she had nothing but a pretty face so she should at least use that the girl realized that it was sheral's

father but the memory disappeared as quickly as it appeared leaving behind a bad feeling the worried mares asked if everything was all right with her Sherelle said that she was simply worried about her son to which the mares offered to go and check check on the children on the way the duchess thought about cardi worrying whether he had gotten into a fight with someone however as we approached the Gazebo where the children were located it became clear that something had happened the worried servant said that something had happened between Mr lrin and Mr chy and

that her son had ended up crying which had left her in a terrible State she immediately started calling loudly for her son to find out what had happened the tearful baby ran to her she immediately dropped to her knees and hugged him she tenderly asked her child why he was crying what happened but the baby did not answer he was too upset when she turned to the others with a menacing look and asked who had hurt her child looking at the guilty Mrs chy and her son she realized that it was not only her family

that had ruined her mood Sherelle immediately demanded an explanation to understand why her son was crying Mrs chy said in a stuttering voice that her son had made a small mistake seeing that no one was ready to understand the situation little radius offered to tell what happened to which his mother said that he had no need to communicate with ignoramuses after which she asked The Duchess for forgiveness but she only wanted to know why her son was crying so she again demanded an explanation from Mrs chy saying that she was not the most patient woman

and was waiting for a clear story with her head down the mother of the culprit said that her son called cardi a descendant of Barbarians thus insulting the entire family of the Duke but then added that he was just a child Sherelle didn't think that was enough of an excuse she said that their house was constantly being portrayed in a bad light so this boy had most likely heard a lot of Gossip cardi had already stopped crying and was able to speak and he told his mother that the boy had said he would be cursed

if he came near him Mrs chy laughed nervously and said that she had already punished her son so it was all in the past there was a bright mark from the slap on veron's face not expecting such Behavior the angry Duchess demanded that Madame sherti apologized to her son for hitting him and scolding him the CEST continued to apologize to The Duchess but she said that forgiveness should be asked of her son this rude woman treated her son like a dog and demanded that he immediately Apologize by pressing on his head causing him to cry

and say that it hurt seeing Disobedience she swung at her child again and would have hit him if sherel had not stopped her she began to demand an apology from her son again and did it in such a rude manner that the duchess simply could not hear it she stopped her the boy with tears in his eyes squeezed out a request to forgive him and said that he did not want to offend citel Mrs chy herself apologized for the child's Behavior saying that she did not know where he had heard such gossip and reached out

her hand to touch cisel the duchess could not bear that the hand that had just hit her son should touch her child she said that she would not leave this unattended and would take the necessary measures to ensure that the culprits were punished sherel recorded oiled from count as shery who wanted to touch her baby saying that she would not allow her child to be touched by a hand that had just served as a tool for punishing another child looking at him with an indignant look Sherelle promised that she would personally tell her husband about

this and would not leave this situation unpublicized at this time cardi lowered his eyes it seemed to him that he was to blame for everything that was happening and that punishment awaited him count as Charity asked to stop trying to apologize again in the most insincere tone the same apologies were repeated by her crying son who hid behind his mother's skirt at that moment cheriel could not understand why she was treating her child like that since he was not guilty of anything she said that there is no forgiveness for the likes of ctis chy children

are not toys they must be treated with care after that she turned around abruptly and told her son that they would go home they had had enough Adventures here looking ahead with a firm gaze sherel decided to herself that the first thing she would do was tell her husband about this this was an insult to their entire family already sitting in the carriage with her son on her lap she asked his forgiveness for having to leave so abruptly she said she would have liked the baby to spend more time with other babies but she didn't

think it would turn out this way at this time cardi simply told his mother that there was nothing wrong with it and then proudly reported that he had behaved well and had not quarreled with anyone himself cardi told his mother that he had kept his promise and wanted to ask her for something in return but he hesitated and looked down his mother hugged him tightly from behind and said that he could ask her for anything he wanted she would not refuse him anything here he lowered his eyes and said that he didn't want her to

leave him and repeated that it had always been like this she always left shelle's eyes filled with sadness at that moment she understood why he was afraid since they started communicating again not even two months had passed she wondered why sherel was so cold to her own son what kept her from loving such a wonderful little boy every time she thought her heart would break into tiny pieces when her son said such words to her and asked her not to leave her at that moment hugging the child she felt that he was her real son

and not just the main character of a novel she had read afterwards she asked him if he was lonely and promised that she would always be there for him now to which cardi quickly agreed at this point the child frowned and said that he didn't like it when adults lied he demanded that she keep her promise after that he lowered his eyes again and asked if he could ask her for something but he was afraid of refusal and completely hesitated Sherelle said again that he did everything right behaved very bravely and she is proud of

her son and will even fulfill one of his wishes she waited for him to say what he wanted thinking about different treats toys and other entertainment not believing his mother's favorable mood cardi asked again convincingly if it was true if he could ask for what whatever he wanted after her convincing answer he said in a dry voice that he wanted her to read him a bedtime story expecting anything but this Sherelle was astonished and asked him again without looking up cardi answered in the affirmative then said that the dog had bragged that his mother read

him stories every night the mother was surprised by such words so she asked again who he was talking about now who he was calling a dog and cardi said that it was radius he told his mother that he had become friends with him which sounded rather strange considering what he called him but Sherelle was nevertheless very happy she told him that it sounded very wonderful and asked him to introduce her to this boy next time after she said she wanted to set up a place for them to play in peace cardi said she didn't really

want to date him but still hesitated a bit Sherelle realized that he wanted to bargain with her for something and then she heard that he agreed to meet the boy if there was a walnut cake at this time they arrived at the Mansion but no one met them as the servants did not know that they could return so early as Sherelle stepped out of the carriage cardi offered her his hand again cording her like a proper grown-up gentleman as Sherelle walked slowly towards the house she noted that the sun was already setting but soon it

would be summer and they would be able to go boating when it got warmer afterwards she asked if cardi wanted to go swimming with her to which he replied that only if it was just the two of them at that moment Sherelle imagined how wonderful it would be to do this with the whole whole family together with her dad however the Sullen child did not appreciate her enthusiasm he said he did not think it would be much fun Sherelle said that his daddy loved him as much as she did after which the baby said that

he might not mind if she promised to never leave him again after that he did an amazing thing he thanked her looking into her eyes from the bottom up she has always melted from such a sweet look and they slowly went into the house the next day sherel sat in bed while her maid made her tea and thought about what lady chy had meant at that dinner she couldn't get the full picture from just a few words but it was clear that sherel had been forced to marry Keon well she still didn't understand why they

called him a barbarian and was that really why Sherelle left her son alone she also did not understand why her husband said that she hated him because there was nothing like that in her memories at the same time some rules and Norms of society were in her head as if from the very beginning as soon as she found her herself here but she did not remember anything about her family so she called out to her maid and decided to ask her the question that was bothering her she asked what prejudices there were about foreigners in

this Empire then something unexpected happened this question caused her overly emotional maid to immediately drop the tray with the prepared tea Margot immediately apologized but asked why her mistress suddenly became interested in this Sherelle replied that something unpleasant had happened when she met with the mares penzel where the son of count as chy had said that her cardi had Savage blood in her she then added that the boy also said that if cardi approached him he would be cursed Sherelle looked thoughtfully at her maid who suddenly exploded and began to wail indignantly she said that

this boy was terribly ill-mannered how could he even say such a thing about the duchess's child at this point Sharelle touched her forehead and when the maid asked if that was why she was interested in The Barbarians she said that her memory was still coming back to her Margo's face darkened at these words and then she said thoughtfully that it seemed that this was the only reason her mistress had become so nice however Sherelle immediately informed the maid that she actually loved her son very much and it was not just about memory loss she asked

Margot if she thought that when her memories returned everything would go back to the way it was before Margot looked at her mistress with concern still wondering what would happen next and asked if she would abandon her child again Sherelle remembered the look in her son's eyes and told the maid that there was no Kinder child in the world looking sadly at her mistress Margot said that there was no need to tell the master about this problem but this memory loss must have its own reasons looking at the bewildered lady she said that the Duke

would be very upset if he found out that all her changes were due to a lack of memory while collecting the broken cups from the floor she said that the gentleman could become withdrawn and his feelings could cool a puzzled sherel asked the maid if it was true and her own husband hated her clutching the napkin tightly in her hands Margot asked whether he would have spent so much money to have their wedding Sherelle didn't remember anything from the past so she was surprised that he really spent a lot of money to which Margo replied

that it was necessary to rekindle the flame of nobility in the fading House of the sherel family the gentleman proposed to her because he really desired her and wanted to do good for her here Sherelle thought about it and realized that it meant that her husband loved her after all Margot did not answer this but said that she would deal with count as chy herself for this she would contact the mares penzel herself and find out the details after which she would pass them on to the gentleman Sherelle immediately asked if it might be better

for her to do this since she was directly present at the time but the maid said that before her mistress had always been very squeamish when talking about foreigners so it would be strange if she suddenly began to take an interest in them and insist on punishing the devil the maid finished cleaning and left and The Duchess remembered how her little boy had rushed to her in tears when he had been offended by another boy after that she also remembered that her husband who at first glance avoided her actually seemed to care about her she

asked the old sherel in her head why she treated her family this way who loved her so much afterward she lowered her head and tried to evoke at least some memories but they never came a week later sherel was sweltering in her office wondering how to cool down Margot offered her some ice water and then said she had good news about what had happened to count as chy Sherelle was eager to hear them but she was also afraid to find out how things ended Margo said that the Countess was now barred from entering high society

and that she was no longer a countess and would not be able to attend any meetings The Duchess was upset by what she heard she did not want such a severe punishment even for such a tactless woman however Margot told her that during the investigation it turned out that the Countess had an affair with a knight of her house Sherelle was simply a Amazed by what she heard then she remembered that Mrs penel had spoken about it too Margo continued and said that it turned out that her son was not even the counton so she

was thrown out without a penny in her pocket however sherel said that she did not want such a severe punishment but apparently this is the influence of their karma putting ctis Chi out of her mind sherel asked where cardi was now he was supposed to be in the library Margot replied that this was indeed the case and that it was getting hotter so he would go out into the garden less often The Duchess decided to take a break and wanting to see her son asked the maid to prepare some cold desserts the maid suddenly said

that she really hoped that when the lady's reminder returned she would remain the same as she was now with a smile Sherelle replied that no matter how things turned out in the future she would always love her son and would not allow him to grow up without attention from her and after that Sherelle went to the library to find her child and spend time with him she climbed the spiral staircase and wondered why it was so quiet here why not a single sound could be heard Sherelle found cardi in the corner next to the stairs

hugging a book fast asleep she began to wake the baby saying that the library was not a place for sleeping that the bedroom was for that however when she touched his forehead she felt a strong heat coming from the child despite the library being under a cooling spell her child still had a fever she immediately grabbed him in her arms and ran loudly calling for the servant to help her with the child he was feverish all over and she tried to run as fast as she could to help him before it got much worse at

this time the voice of his new friend a boy was playing in card's head saying that his mother always tells him bedtime stories he also bragged that the Mansion had many places he could hang out besides his room to which cardi responded that he had the same thing at the same time radius said that his mother loves him more and cardi began to say that it was his mother who loved him more there was a simply amazing fight between the boys and for now the forces were equal but then radius said something else he said

that when he's not feeling well his mom always holds his hand and asked if card's mom does the same the baby looked down and said that he was never sick so his mother never had to hold his hand but he saw this as only a plus because he is a good son and does not make his mother worry after which he said that it seems that they still love him more because he does not cause any trouble and cardi remembered all this when he was very feverish while trying to read books in the library when

he found himself in his room the servants had already called the doctor who tried to help him with a staff and after the examination he said that nothing terrible had happened to the boy it was painful because he was growing and it would pass in a couple of days the doctor said that he had no health problems so there was no need to worry concerned Sherelle asked if his fever was also due to his height to which she received the answer that his innate ability was fir when his strength reached a certain threshold and the

body could not withstand it the master became worse after this the doctor reported that first aid had been provided so the young gentleman now just needed to rest and the Restless Margo urged cheriel to calm down despite assurances from the maid that the servants would take care of the young Master The Duchess said that she wanted to be with him herself she said she would call the maid if needed but now she would not be able to work in peace until she knew that her son was okay in her sleep the baby kept groaning and

sighing and she kept calling out to him and asking if he was okay cardi barely opened his eyes and said it hurt it hurt a lot and he said it was hot he turned to her and with tears in his eyes from Pain began to call her mother Sherelle was alarmed and excited as the child called her that very very rarely looking at him tenderly she told him that his mother was here and would not go anywhere he did not need to worry cardi started crying read reached out to her and started asking for forgiveness

he said he didn't mean to act like a child and he wouldn't do it again he asked her not to hate him Sherelle hugged her baby tenderly and said that she had no reason to hate him she would be there and help him she calmed him down and said that he didn't need to try to act like a child he didn't need to anymore he could do whatever he wanted she would be glad to see any of his feelings looking into the eyes of the suffering baby she said that he needed to rest and when

he got better they would go boating with him the little boy looked into her eyes and asked if she could read him a story again so he could fall asleep faster his mother immediately agreed and began reading in a quiet peaceful voice that quickly lulled cardi to sleep when she got to the words and everyone lived happily ever after the child was already fast asleep she looked at him carefully then straightened his blanket and fell silent at that moment her husband came into the room and asked why she was not in bed yet Sherelle screamed

in Surprise and asked him not to scare her like that again again after which she asked why he wasn't sleeping since he had been working all day and was probably very tired here she realized that he was worried about his child which meant he still loved him the Duke responded that cardi was his Heir and he needed to be sure that he was okay his wife responded that he was fine and that she would stay in the room with him until he felt better the Duke asked in a distrustful voice what she was up to

since this Behavior was completely unlike her completely outraged and tired she asked what if she had changed what if she had really become different the Duke looking with an inexorable gaze said that people do not change with the snap of a finger Sherelle began to fervently convince him otherwise but her words had no effect on him he told her that she hated him and their son so her behavior was really strange looking at him Sherelle said that maybe that was once the case but now everything has changed and she loves them both but especially her

son sitting down on her bed the Duke asked if this was why she was so angry with count as chy and because of the simple mention of his roots he asked his wife to hold his hand and she noted that his hands were shaking badly but she did not understand why this was happening he looked down and didn't answer her and she called his name to get his attention but she never received an answer after a short silence the Duke said that it was strange because before she had been disgusted even to touch him and

now she called him by name and after she took his hand he began to fear that she had lost her memory in that accident and sherel realized that she had been exposed then her husband said that this explained her whole change in character and that was why it was so easy and pleasant to be with her now The Duchess lowered her eyes she was sorry that she had opened up she also remembered Margo's words about the Duke being able to close himself off without removing her hands from his she wondered if it was really so

hard for him to realize that this would not last long he said that if she had not given him her hand he would would never have known the reason for such strong changes in her after that he let go of her hand and thought for a long time then said words that she did not expect at all he said that if it weren't for that accident he would never have known how happy he could be when she didn't hate him the Duke turned away and headed towards the exit and she did not want their conversation

to end like that and called him by name he turned sharply and leaned towards her and then something happened that she could not have expected at all the Duke suddenly bent down and hugged her tight ly pressing her to himself with his whole body and calling her by name still holding her in his arms he said that he fell in love with her smile bright as a ray of sunshine as he hugged her he said that he had fallen in love with the sound of her timid whisper her gentle voice with everything connected with her

in a trembling voice he said that when her memories returned they would no longer be able to be close after that he pulled her even closer and said that until that happened he wanted to be selfish and she trembled and asked him to let her go looking him straight in the eye she asked him what he wanted what her husband whom she had rejected for so long needed she placed her Palms on his face and said that she knew he was a kind and loving man still not giving up she told him that she now

knew that all his rudess was due solely to shyness after that in a gentle whisper she asked if he was afraid that she would turn away when her memories returned is he really afraid that she will become angry and her gaze will become cold will it hurt him she brought her face so close that he could not utter a word but he continued to hug her as long as she allowed it still looking into her husband's eyes she said that when her memories returned she would not forget his warmth astonished he asked where this sensuality

came from because she never behaved like this never showed her emotions he said that he couldn't live with it if she went back to her old self because she was so sweet and caring now here she couldn't resist and Bur out laughing and this puzzled him because he hadn't said anything funny she suddenly said could this really be the man who didn't even look in her Direction during that dinner which is why she even fainted lightly poking his cheek with her index finger she said that she thought he was just making fun of her to

which he replied that he thought she had already forgotten looking deeply into her eyes he said that he had been waiting for her smile for so long that now he simply could not fully enjoy it embarrassed she began to say that she had been cold and rude to him but then why did he still love her after all it's really strange that despite all her behavior he continues to desire her and communicate with her and tremble from every touch he remembered her asking if he still loved him and those same memories echoed in sheral's mind

the Duke answered in the affirmative he continues to love her despite everything despite all her rejection he remembered how she told him that he was just a fool for continuing to have feelings for a woman who didn't want him leaning towards her again he said that she might be colder than snow and rougher than Stone but her smile would always warm his soul she was struck by this romance said in a rather casual tone but he stroked her face and took a lock of her hair in his hands after that he kissed her expressing his

deep and strong feelings with such a detached Behavior she understood that she was melting from his touch but she felt incredibly ashamed and tried to break free from his Embrace so handsome and gentle he was getting close closer and closer to her and Sherelle still couldn't shake the thought that he was damn handsome at this time her son was sleeping peacefully on the bed she glanced at him and suddenly realized that this needed to stop Sherelle told him that this was not possible because their baby was nearby to which the Duke noticed that she was

stumbling could it be that feelings had awakened in her here she actually blushed he immediately noticed this and this made her even more embarrassed here he looked at her tenderly and asked if she was really embarrassed if she was really showing real genuine feelings these words made her flush even more and she began to try to push him away so that he would not be so close so that he would not cause such strong emotions in her after that she tried to change the subject and asked if he was not here to visit his Heir

the Duke agreed but noted that he not only wanted to know how his son was doing he also wanted to meet her at the same time he looked at her with surprise when she said that he didn't even want to look in her Direction when she came to his office sitting down next to the bed he said that he really loved it when she came to him even if he didn't show it however he added that he knew that Sherelle could not sit in the office forever she would leave someday and perhaps never return after

he said that he would like to enjoy her beauty entirely she became completely embarrassed determined to understand his feelings she asked him if he was so afraid that he might lose her lose her again looking at her he said that it was indeed so he was afraid to think about the day when she would look at him with dis gust again but then he spoke words of love again and she flared up and felt an incomprehensible tightness in her chest she blushed even more again and thought that she was now unable to utter a single

word and was behaving completely stupidly after that she said that that was enough for today she needed to look after her son she understood that until she kicked her husband out of the room she would not stop feeling embarrassed looking at her he suggested that they take care of their son together so that they could spend as much time with each other as possible when told that he had a lot of things to do he replied that he would ask his assistant to take care of them at this point her brain was about to explode

and she mentally called on her son to help her get out of this situation as if hearing that his mother's heart was about to burst the baby began to make sounds she immediately bent over him and asked if everything was okay putting her hand to his head to feel his temperature the son opened his eyes and said that he was dizzy and still felt very unwell Sherelle asked if the compressor was helping noting that it wasn't as hot anymore meaning things were improving at that moment the sun said unexpected words he pointed at his father

and said that he was too loud and that this made his head hurt even more cardi said that his mother's care is enough for him here his father doesn't need to be there they can handle it themselves The Duke looked in shock at his son who manipulated his beloved woman taking advantage of his young age in a last attempt he said he could help overcome this disease because he had the same one at his age so he was willing to stay in response the baby began to complain that it was too loud reached out to

his mother and hugged her not expecting this from his own son the Duke stood there dumbfounded and did not know what to do because he so wanted to be with his family looking at his wife he thought that he did not expect such dirty tricks from his Heir because he began to scream that his head would explode from his voice his wife said that he should go and rest and that she would handle the child herself she asked him again and he realized that he couldn't handle the two of them his wish would not come

true he sighed and disappointment agreed with her and asked her not to overwork herself because there were servants to take care of the baby the next day Sherelle couldn't concentrate at all even though she had a lot of things to do when the maid said that she needed to rest she said that she couldn't she had a lot of work now to which Margot objected because sitting all night with the young master is also work here sherel asked her if he was all right and how he felt because she had to go to the study

in the morning to finish some work and the servants insistently asked her to rest Margo happily reported that his appetite had returned he had a very hearty lunch and it seemed like his strength was returning this news made sherel very happy and at that moment there was a knock on the door and she wondered who it could be while the maid was going to open the door she thought that her husband had come to her she wanted this and was afraid of it at the same time however Margot led her son into the room who

despite the difficult night was already on his feet she rushed to him indignant that he had not yet fully recovered then checked his temperature it turned out that it was gone after which she asked if his head hurt if it was difficult for him to walk the child's forehead was already cold and he said that nothing hurt anymore he felt well in a quiet voice he said that he simply missed her and wanted to see her to be with her these words delighted both girls and his mother noted that he had become very sensual lately

mustard immediately offered to make him some tea and cake and he reached out to his mother and asked if she was busy after that he looked into her eyes and asked if he could stay he really didn't want to be alone right now Sherelle said that her job was not very interesting he might be bored but of course he could stay he said it didn't matter to him he would just sit while she did her thing here sherel promised to quickly finish her business and read him a story a promise they as always sealed with

their little fingers it started raining again outside and it looked like the rain season was coming soon Margo said to which sherel replied regretfully that she wanted to go boating with her son before it came at this time the little boy eating a cake said that he didn't mind but only if his dad didn't go with them he wanted to go just the two of them suddenly they all heard the Duke say that he felt like something was happening behind him this was a surprise to every everyone sherel asked how he even got here the

Duke replied that the door was open and he decided to take a look into the office on the way and here he heard very interesting news the baby sat with her and said that Daddy couldn't go because he was always very busy with things the Duke agreed to this but said that he was ready to go anytime his wife was free to which cardi said that he would sit next to his mother in The Carriage here a serious struggle began between the two men each wanted to sit next to her each presented his own arguments

one claimed that it was his mother the other that it was his wife so everyone fought for this right and at this time sherel was thinking about how to resolve this dispute she wanted them to become friends without any squabbles however at this rate it would be difficult to achieve this but then a bright idea came into her head Sherelle slammed her hands on the table and said that arguing was bad that way they wouldn't be able to come to anything after that quite unexpectedly she told them both to leave her office office for a

while at the same time both of her adored men turned puzzled glances at her her husband called her by name and asked what was going on at this time the son also looked at her and addressing her with the word mom asked what he did wrong looking at her husband she told him to stop acting like a child in front of his own son the Duke wanted to say something in his defense but immediately faltered not finding the right words she said indignantly that he was the father how could he behave like that towards own

child she also reprimanded cardi for the fact that he treats his own dad incorrectly and that he shouldn't talk to him so rudely Sherelle told him that if daddy wants to spend time with you why avoid it because it is an opportunity to find new points of communication to which the child asked her for forgiveness card's eyes were watering his mind was racing and he didn't understand why he had to communicate with his dad now when his mom hadn't required it before he looked into her eyes and said that he wouldn't do it again again

that he wouldn't behave so badly after he asked her not to leave him again she smiled and said that it wouldn't happen then with a Sly grin said that when she and her dad quarreled they needed to be punished at that moment both were taken aback they simply did not understand what punishment awaited them and why Sherelle finally spoke her mind and said that they would need to walk together holding hands but since it was raining outside they would have to walk through the hallways of the Mansion both of her men looked at her with

with bewilderment her husband said that there was a limit to what was permissible her son said that he and his dad were very close and that it was true however Sherelle was adamant she said that if that was the case then they would have to leave her room and not return until they accepted her decision after that she asked Margot to see her guests off so that they would not interfere with her business until they could come to an agreement between themselves at that moment her husband extended his hand to his son who was just

at her level he realized that there was no other way to resolve the issue cardi was very surprised he did not expect such behavior from his father and did not know what to do it all he looked at the outstretched hand and at his crouched father and didn't know what to do with it he just froze at that moment his father picked him up and said that Unfortunately they had no other choice so they had to hold on tight not knowing what to do next cardi said he agreed but only because his mom asked sherel

told her maid to watch carefully as all this happened and then tell her walking through the empty corridors of the Mansion where there were only servants the Father and Son felt very insecure they heard Whispers And servants saying that the lady had become very close to the young Master lately at this time the Duke walked and thought about how many glances he got from the maids and what they thought of him when they saw him with the young Duke in his arms at this point cardi asked him that all this was because of him that

is because of their Master the Duke Keon looked at his son with some dis pleasure and said was he really blaming him for what was happening now his father told him that if he had not been capricious they would not have had any punishment now but after that he looked into his baby's eyes and realized that he couldn't be jealous of such a young child and sherel was indeed right to be angry with him and then the Duke said something unexpected something the child had not planned to hear at all he said he was wrong

the child was taken aback by the surprise but immediately with his childish onity he said that his mother loved him more the Duke looked at the baby indulgently surprised by this sudden impulse but reminded him that even if this was so one should not forget that he was her husband cardi drew his father's attention to the fact that he did not even deny that Sherelle preferred the younger of the men to which the Duke told him that the child still had a lot to learn in this life the delighted Margo who was beaming with happiness

because her mistress's plan had succeeded was was very surprised when she entered the office the two men were also surprised as Sherelle simply fell asleep on the table while she waited for their walk to end Ken put the baby on his feet and said that they needed to move his mother to the bedroom at this time the maid offered to call the butler but the Duke said that he would carry her himself he carefully picked her up in his arms and was surprised at how light she was in fact it seemed to him that she

really was just like a feather illnesses and recent events had exhausted her at this time the maid said that in indeed her mistress had lost a lot of weight and perhaps they should dine together so that he could be sure that she was eating well her master said that she might get sick again but he was not against the idea itself at this time the maid said that her mistress really wanted to dine with him and was worried about his food and then suddenly turned around and asked him not to tell that she had blabbed

the Duke turned to her and said that he would pretend that he had not heard anything but noted that the main thing here was completely different the maid offered to take cardi to his room so he could put Sherelle to bed in her bedroom but the child refused he reached out to his father and said that he would go with him because his mother had sat with him all night when he was sick and now it was his turn the Duke narrowed his eyes and told his son that cardi wouldn't listen anyway if he told

him to go to his room looking into his father's eyes without any fear the child said that he knew him well while adjusting his wife's hair the Duke noted that she was even more beautiful in her sleep sitting next to the sleeping Sherelle the men discussed her cardi said that she was always beautiful the Duke categorically agreed with him putting his hands on her the baby remembered that she was always kind to the servants the Duke in turn noted that she never gets angry at those who are kind to her because she is the kindest

cardi responded to this by saying that she always knows what sweets he likes and also that when she reads him fairy tales he has a voice like an angel to which the Duke immediately agreed at this time the awakened sherel blushed from the compliments that fell on her she couldn't decide what to do show that she was awake or pretend that she was still asleep suddenly the room became deathly silent and she thought her men had already left but she heard no footsteps so she opened one eye to see what was going on and then

she came across men looking at her who had long since realized that she was not sleeping the Duke asked her if she had slept well and she tried to pretend that she had only just woken up but the son said that his mother was lying and very badly she had not succeeded at all Sher looked at them and said that they had just been arguing for a while and when did they manage to become such friends her men unanimously asked if this was what she wanted and now she was to blame for the fact that

they were getting along so well here sherel admitted that when a sleeping person is praised it is quite embarrassing then the baby reached out to her and said that he couldn't hold back because he had a very good mother after that he suggested that she was probably tired and needed to rest then he looked into her eyes and asked if he could sleep with her sherel happily agreed and the baby said that Daddy should probably get back to his work to this his mother replied that he could not keep his father at a distance with

childlike spontaneity cardi responded that it's not that he doesn't like his dad it's just that he loves her a lot more and wants to know that she loves him more too at this time the Duke sat on his wife's bed and felt like an outsider in his own family and then lowering his eyes he suddenly asked permission to stay too the question was more for the son who softened by his mother attention good-naturedly agreed since his mother wanted them to get along and the Duke lay down next to them cardi fell asleep very quickly Sherelle

stroked his cheek amazed at how cute he was the Duke at that moment whispered that lying in bed when he knew that she loved him was like a dream come true running his hand over her cheek he said that he had been waiting for this for a very long time and sometimes it even seemed to him that everything that was happening was an excruciatingly difficult punishment she looked at him and asked why he was so worried especially when their baby was lying next to them then she suggested to him that when the weather settled down

the three of them could go for a swim in a boat and then either memories or just phrases flashed through her head like the Duke telling her let's play some more later she said nothing out loud but the Duke hugged his wife and said that they would definitely go boating the next day the Duke's assistant noted that his Excellency was unusually cheerful in the morning for his talkativeness he was rewarded with a lot of work as the Duke wanted to spend time with his family his assistant did not know about this yet and was worried

that the Duke would go on an expedition again he noted that he had been walking for quite some time and the land should still be in order for some time then the assistant finally suggested that it might be connected with his wife at that moment there was a knock on the door and his wife looked into the office and asked if he was busy the Duke said he was not busy and invited him in it turned out that Sherelle was with her son she came up to his table and reminded him of her desire to

go for a swim in a boat before it got too hot oddly enough her husband remembered the promise but said that he could only spare a day next week while stating that he had already agreed on a place Sherelle was very pleased that he remembered her request and then said that they should also worry about food for the picnic at this time his assistant was very loudly rejoicing that they would spend time together as a family on the chosen day Margo handed her mistress a basket of food and said that the weather was very fine

Sherelle in a beautiful dress and a hat on her head was worried that they had forgotten anything Margot calmed her down and said that all the food she requested was collected in this basket at that moment shelle's son approached her and asked him to sit next to her in the carriage Sherelle told him that he would sit next to his dad and she would ride on a separate bench at this time her husband came out of the Mansion also beautifully dressed his outfit matched her dress well here he noticed her bare shoulders and she said

that such clothes are very popular now the Duke took the basket from her hands and although he liked the dress very much said that he was worried that she might get sunburned after that he added that she needed to protect her skin and he would do that later but for now he suggested that everyone get into the carriage Sherelle blushed he said it with such a beautiful face she didn't even know what she felt at this time the son said that it was time to get into the carriage that he was very hot to which

the husband replied that he had cast a cooling spell on him after this he noted that she too had blushed and that it would be better for her to go to the carriage as well Sharelle thought to herself that when he smiled he was so handsome that it could drive her crazy cardi was still looking out the window and was unsure if they were going in the right direction because there was nothing but grass around to which the father replied that he would need to walk a little and was glad that the weather was good

outside when they arrived he extended his hand so that the baby could safely exit the carriage after that he took him in his arms and the baby began to resist and said that he wanted to walk hand inhand with his mother his father calmed him down and said that it was a long way to the lake so he would carry him so that he would not get tired before they arrived so that he could enjoy sailing on the boat at that moment Sherelle noted how wonderful it was to have such a strong father at that

moment the Coachmen set off and all three of them headed to the right place her husband put his arm around her and she trying to change the subject asked how far they had to go the Duke decided to joke and said that it was not far after which he asked if perhaps she also needed to be carried this innocent flirtation seemed inappropriate to the child and he began to hurry them to walk faster instead of chatting during the journey sherel suggested that they walked together more often to which the baby said that Dad was too

busy finally they came to a lake which delighted the child at that moment Sherelle said that she had no idea that there was such a wonderful place near the estate her husband replied that he had always dreamed of coming here with her and that he had finally kept his promise to her earlier she looked at him in bewilderment and asked what promise it was the first time she had heard about it the husband looked tenderly at their baby and said that it was given a long time ago then they didn't even have a child yet

and he didn't even expect that he would appear she thought it must have happened right after the wedding and said she was very glad he had managed to keep his word Ken looked at her tenderly again and said that he was do anything for her she looked at him in confusion wondering if he was really that much in love with her her heart was ready to jump out of her chest so she was glad when the boat arrived first the husband sat cardi down then offered his hand to his wife lifting the Hem of her

dress she carefully climbed into the boat happily accepting her husband's help the delighted child was already waiting for her sitting on a bench and spoke admiringly about how beautiful the lake was Sherelle couldn't help but appreciate the view that opened up to her and was also in complete Delight to describe it she said that the lake was clear and beautiful just like her son's eyes to which the little boy asked if he was really that good at this time The Boatman said not to worry too much otherwise you might get seasick a small wave passed

and the child was a little scared but his mother tried to calm him down and told him to hold on to her at that moment sherel thought about it she had a feeling that she should be holding something else in her hands and then she remembered and shouted to the The Boatman to come back because she had indeed forgotten one thing in the carriage the Duke asked her to calm down and sit down otherwise she might fall the little boy asked her worriedly what was going on and why she was asking him to go back

a frustrated sherel said she had forgotten her picnic basket in the carriage the Duke didn't think it was a disaster and he asked what was wrong with it which made cheriel very irritated here the Duke lowered his eyes and said something she had never expected to hear he said that she was still so sloppy then memories flashed through her mind of when he asked her if she was always like this she remembered that these words were said after she fell while walking then he extended his hand to her offering to help noticing that all her

clothes were dirty this touch of an outstretched hand caused strong emotions in her body and she felt a little dizzy she didn't understand what these memories were why they appeared now although it was clear that they were provoked by his words but something else happened here she suddenly felt a longing that squeezed her hearts at that moment even The Boatman leaned over to the Duke and said that it seemed that she was not feeling well at all the Duke and his son looked at her worriedly and the husband asked if she was really so worried

about the Forgotten basket she tried to pull herself together and said that everything was fine she didn't want to ruin such a wonderful walk however it was very difficult to fool the Duke he began to suspect that something else had happened Sherelle however did not dare tell him about the memory otherwise it would be awkward for both of them instead she decided to be outraged that he had called her sloppy the husband did not expect such a furious attack as she got carried away and said that she tried very hard for today but then she

decided to change her anger to Mercy and said that she would forgive her husband if he bought something tasty for her and cardi to which the husband replied that there was nothing that he could not buy for his wife and son after that he turned to The Boatman and said that they would need to change route they would need to sail in the exact opposite direction from the date when asked what to do when he returned the Duke told The Boatman to pass on a message to the cabman to wait for him at asa's shop

at that moment she wondered what kind of store this could be and whether he really went there often when they arrived the Duke offered his hand to cardi to which he became indignant and said that he was not a child as sherel got off the boat she thought that they had become so close and she was so proud of them and if things continued like this they would be able to fix the bad ending however when she looked up she was surprised as two hands were stretched out towards her her husbands and her child's each

of them offered to take his hand to which sherel laughed happily after that she said that she was very glad that she had such a loving husband and a sweet son they headed to the city where there were many different people however Sherelle was embarrassed by the fact that everyone was looking at her and her men she told her husband that these clothes were too pretentious for this town after that I asked my my husband if there was a clothing store in this city so I could change clothes after that they went where the Duke

pointed and were met by a nice girl behind the counter however she immediately recognized them and greeted them loudly saying that her name was Aisha and that she was the owner of this small Studio after that she said that she herself was going to go to the Duke but she was very glad that they came themselves to which chiel's husband simply nodded The Duchess understood perfectly well that they knew each other well but for some reason they were behaving strangely well she decided to look at the clothes that were presented in the store but different

thoughts were swarming in her head she overheard their conversation Aisha thanked the Duke for coming himself and when asked how things were going she replied that everything was going well after this sherel heard that when asked why he hadn't warned her he replied that he was just passing by and dropped in because he just wanted to and then strange thoughts started spinning in the duchess's head because she wanted to she thought is there really something between them flashed through her head at this point sherel was still looking at the clothing options offered and her husband

said that they had not intended to come here it just happened by accident and they were not wearing the right clothes Aisha said that they were dressed very beautifully it was a Pity to hide such clothes but she had options she offered beautiful capes but in chiel's head the thoughts were still spinning whether this was just an acquaintance of her husband or not she stood there with a confused look When the Thought flashed through her head that she was jealous of her husband at this time the confused a decided that she did not like the

proposed option and asked if she needed to choose something else Sherelle decided not to remain silent and said that the capes suited her and then asked if Aisha knew her husband she called him by his first name Kean which delighted the salon owner who nevertheless asked why the question was even asked and how she could not know him this answer made cheriel even more confused how could she not know if they were really that close she thought and Aisha asked if the duchess really didn't remember her but she didn't bring up how she should know

her finally the clothing saleswoman stopped dragging and said that she was Aisha the Duke's former Knight The Duchess should remember her she still had long hair then after that she said that while serving the Duke she had a new goal many people liked her clothes so she decided to open her own Boutique before this she had sworn to serve the Duke until the end of her days but left Knighthood in pursuit of her dream and so in her own shop she decided to compensate the Duke for her departure by giving him clothes every time he

passed by the Duke always came alone but today she saw him with his wife for the first time and she was very happy about it Sherelle blushed deeply said that she understood and asked to pass on one of the capes that she liked after that she tried to cover her face with it because she felt ashamed for suspecting the Duke of strange things however she noted that her heart was beating very fast it seemed that love for her husband had crept into the farthest corners of her heart it was strange to her that she had

a desire to get closer to him sometimes it seemed to her that she really was his wife at that moment her son ran towards her he was already wearing a dark blue Cape which suited him very well he called her to hurry up because he was very hungry to which she replied that she had already finished at this point cheriel thought about what to do with her hat since it was also too fancy to which Aisha suggested giving it to the cab driver when he arrived at this point sherel decided that the situation needed to

be clarified so she apologized for the strange questions calling them a simple misunderstanding at this time Aisha said that there was nothing strange that there were different rumors of course but she was very glad that they were so close at that moment her husband came up to her and said that if she hurried so much she might fall looking at this happy family Aisha thought that finally her master could feel the long awaited love after that they headed to a Tavern where at the table sherel already asked her son how he was enjoying the trip

the spontaneous child responded that if mom had not forgotten the picnic basket it could have lasted longer which made cherelle feel sad but then the little boy suddenly remembered how beautifully the lake sparkled how pleasantly the cool wind blew and he smiled then his mother decided to switch gears and asked if he was up for for going to the festival next time or maybe going south at that moment the food was brought in the baby had already pounced on it and sherel stopped him and told him to be careful because it was hot she told

him to blow on the spoon only after which he could eat the baby obediently agreed however after this with the words say a he handed the spoon to her she decided to join the game and offered food from her spoon to her son at which point the Duke looked at them with dismay however something happened here that he could not have expected at all his wife turned to him he asked her discontentedly what she wanted from him but he did not expect anything that followed and sherel handed him the food on a spoon and said

the same as she would tell her son she looked into his eyes very sweetly which made him lose his composure and all his status he asked if she seriously wanted him to eat food with a spoon right there in the tavern sherel answered in the affirmative and he could not resist her charm and swallowed the food when they returned to the mansion it was raining the weather had turned bad and it was quite chilly cardi was exhausted during the journey so he fell asleep in the Duke's arms shelle's husband noted that the previous evening their

son had been unable to fall asleep and seemed to be really looking forward to today The Duchess said it was very sweet such a small child takes everything very personally after that she moved closer to her husband and thanked him for the care with which he surrounded them today and she said this phrase again next time let's play together somewhere sometime before she also said it but she couldn't remember and her husband lowered his eyes feeling how she pressed her whole body against him and tried to prolong this moment when they arrived the servants offered

to carry the young Master to his room but the father refused and said that he could manage himself when the maid asked what her mistress was going to do she replied that she needed to look after her son so she would go with her husband at this point the Duke's assistant wanted to say that there was a lot of paperwork accumulated in the office but Margo stopped him with a strong blow so that he would not spoil the idol cardi suddenly woke up surprised that they were already home and his mother said that he needed

to wash and change clothes and then she would sleep next to him however her son's answer simply stunned her he told her no he doesn't want her to sleep with him looking her straight in the eyes he said that he wanted to sleep alone tonight without her which surprised her greatly Sherelle was afraid that she had somehow offended her son but he said that he had had a lot of fun but he and his dad had just agreed on something so they weren't sleeping together tonight The Duchess tried to find out from her son what

they had agreed on but he was stubborn and said that he would not tell her rubbing his eyes the little boy also said that there was no need to read a fairy tale today he knew that she was tired too she gently patted his head and said that he was so caring so worried about his mother that he even refused his favorite bedtime stories still trying to find out what her two beloved men had agreed on she turned turned to her husband with the question however he didn't break down either he simply said that his

son wanted everything to remain between the two of them and she didn't need to know about it in the bedroom the Duke was already taking off his tie when she thought about how awkward it was that they would now sleep separately usually all three of them lay together as she watched her husband change his clothes she thought about their secret but she suspected that he would not say anything even if she asked again Sherelle thought that he would probably leave by morning any anyway he always went to bed late when they were already asleep and

left early in the morning before they had even gotten up however then she had the idea that her son had left them alone on purpose so that they could talk and become closer she tried to start a conversation addressed her husband by name and then touched his hand at that moment it was as if a flame flew between them and the silence dragged on however he seemed not to notice this and asked her what happened what the problem was sherel touching his hands felt how they were shaking and could not understand why he was nervous

after that it suddenly occurred to him that he was still afraid that the memories would return and everything would change to break the awkward silence she asked him how he liked today looking at her he said that he was very pleased he liked to watch how she and her son laughed together he couldn't even understand which of the two of them was the child and he said again that he kept his promise but she still couldn't understand what he was talking about suddenly the real sherel appeared in his head telling her not to believe him

that his words were worthless then she saw another memory where the real sherel told herself that she shouldn't love him it also flashed through her mind that she didn't deserve to be happy but she wanted to be happy so much she wanted to tell him that she loved him too but she couldn't this sad and gloomy memory was reflected in her eyes she wanted to cry and then she suddenly saw as if the real cheriel was saying let him hate her better but his name sounded in her heart she wanted to say it so much

she wanted him to respond the unplanned owner of the new body was amazed at why such memories suddenly came flooding back she realized that the real Sherelle also loved her husband but then why was she so cold to him what led her to such Behavior at this point her husband noticed that something was wrong with her and asked if everything was okay noting that she had turned very pale Sherelle tried to put it all out of her mind and just said that everything was fine they had just been driving in the rain and she was

still a little chilly covering her warmly with a cloak Ken said that he would ask the servants to bring hot tea noticing that his hands were still shaking she thought that in order to fix their relationship once and for all she needed to get to the truth to understand what had happened she needs to find out their shared past in order to cope with her husband's anxiety so that he will stop worrying that the old her will return she wanted to express what was on her mind and said that sometimes it seemed to her that

he loved her more than himself looking him straight in the eyes she asked why such selflessness why he behaved like this Ken was taken aback by this question and holding a strand of her hair in his hands said that she had a very cute smile and her clumsiness was eye-catching after that he asked her if she could believe it if he said that he fell in love with her because she was who she was she looked down and replied that she had never paid attention to him what had she done to deserve such love the

husband lowered his eyes called her by name and asked why she was having such a conversation now Sherelle decided to share her experiences and said that he was still worried thinking of their relationship as a sweet dream from which he was destined to wake up deciding to take action she asked again if he was still afraid that her memories would return not wanting to end the conversation she asked directly what had happened between them he looked away and began to speak but immediately stopped unwilling or unable to utter the necessary words after that he said

that maybe it was selfish but he would rather keep quiet he just didn't want to ruin today turning away from her completely he said that he had wanted to see her smile for so long so let everything remain as it was even if it was for a short time she stretched out her arms to him trying and not daring to hug him but she still wanted to know sherel asked why he didn't tell the truth since she loved him and wanted to be closer to him she was still not ready to let him go but

he remained silent and did not even answer the question of whether he would continue to run away the Duke answered hesitantly and in a very soft voice that he simply did not want to hurt her here she made up her mind and asked him to stop pushing her away and suddenly capriciously declared that she forbad him to do this after that she reached out to him and kissed him right on the lips she did it simply from the overwhelming feelings looking tenderly into his eyes she reminded him that she had promised to continue to love

him he leaned towards and asked if she wouldn't mind even if he kissed her she reached out to him with her lips and said that she would not mind at all and asked him not to stop however instead of kissing her he touched her lips with his finger which puzzled her quite a bit after that he carried out his threat saying that he was forced to listen to her and do whatever she said for a moment the world disappeared and they stood there enjoying the beautiful moment the next morning came and shiel woke up in

a strange mood she was upset that she could not find out anything from her husband and she understood that in the past she had met her husband and something had happened between them but further questioning led to nothing because he referred to a large number of things to do and left she guessed that he wouldn't answer her but she didn't expect that he would avoid her so brazenly sherel remembered that Margot and the other servants also avoided talking about her past not shedding any light on it the duchess sat at her desk and thought that

in this way she would never be able to find out what really happened in her past she sat in sorted through the mail and thought that it would be nice if she met someone who knew a lot about the Duke and then a bright idea came to her mind when she saw a letter from the mares penzel in it the mares asked how she was doing complained that the rainy season had come early and also thankk cheriel for being so understanding about the unpleasant incident during the last meeting after which she said that her child

was asking very much to see Lam Jr again Sherelle realized that it would be possible to find out information from the marchness pens she remembered how she had let it slip that the rumors were true so it meant that she could find out what those rumors were The Duchess decided that if she played her cards right she could get a lot of useful information she called her son into her office he came there with a book because he had been in the library before sherel decided to go for broke so she immediately told her son

that the little Marque penzel invited him to visit their mansion again and she promised that this time no one would make fun of him because they would be the only guests was surprised by such an offer he didn't think that radius would want to see him again however his mother calmed him down and said that judging by the letter the little Marquee enjoyed communicating with cardi and wanted to meet again the little boy smiled slightly and said how about inviting them to his place they could play in the places his mother had prepared for them

Sherelle was a little surprised by this proposal but her son was delighted with the idea his mother asked again if he really wanted to invite the boy to his place in her heart she was jubilant for the first time her son wanted to invite someone and she really liked the boy's mother she also noted that he was getting further and further away from the bloodthirsty air and told her son that she would write an invitation to lady penel that very day her son's next request confused her a little but she decided that there was nothing

wrong with it cardi asked to leave him in radius alone on the appointed day they stood in the hall and waited for their guests to arrive when his mother asked him if he was ready for the meeting cardi replied that he had been waiting for this for a long time afterwards she expressed hope that they would get along this time too and a second later Margot came and announced that their guests had arrived the smartly dressed marchess penel and her son greeted the owners of the Mansion after this The Duchess politely inquired whether the journey

had been comfortable and also said many polite words which were appropriate to the occasion the son of the mares who was very well brought up greeted The Duchess calling her your excellent that is addressing her in all formalities sherel was surprised that the boys greeted each other by their full names but she even liked it and cardi immediately got ready to take radius away with him at the same time he asked permission to give them a tour of the Mansion so that they could have more fun before leaving the mares admonished her son to behave

well with the young Master after that the boys ran up the stairs to do their own thing not paying attention to their mothers at the same time lady penzel expressed Reg regret that she was unable to take a recording device with her because this time radius did not want to be filmed Sherelle felt sorry for this too but she invited her guest into her office to have some tea and chat Mrs penel was glad of the opportunity to communicate with the duchess and accepted her invitation with pleasure in the office she expressed admiration for the

service in which the treats and hot tea were served at the same time sherel noted that this is a special drink that is not bitter but slightly sweet and is very easy to drink since lady penzel liked the tea so much sherel decided to tell more about it that she ordered it from the Western Kingdom beyond the mountain range she also said that it has medicinal properties and is very helpful when you are tired so the maids often prepare it for her after that she invited The Duchess mares penzel since she liked it so much

to share this tea with her the martianus was delighted Thank The Duchess for her kindness and cheriel offered to treat her husband to it to relieve his fatigue but the guest replied that he did not like sweets she said however that she would like to share it with a lady who is very close to her if the duchess does not mind that lady was sick and couldn't come to radius's birthday but she also loves children and her daughter is a beautiful girl with soft pink hair and eyes as bright as the Sun at this time

it occurred to Sherelle that she knew a pink-haired girl with a sick mother she read about them in a book this is the main character with whom her son was in love and she remembered that All the Troubles began when her mother died and if events develop as in the novel it will not end well she decided to ask if this girl was turning seven this year the marchess penel replied that this was indeed the case the girl would soon be seven and her hair was exactly the same as her mother's here all of chiel's

guesses were confirmed this is indeed the main character who will play a key role in his son's life when mares penel asked how she knew about this girl since she was sure that they could never have met sherel realized that she had failed she tried to get out of the situation and said that when the invitation to radius's birthday came she asked the servants if there were any other children the same age as cardi in these circles looking down at her cup she was a very good liar as she was not allowed to reveal the

truth to other people looking at the martianz penel she thought that everything had turned out well and quite plausible mares really didn't suspect anything but she asked because cardi is only turning six this year The Duchess confirmed these words but said that his birthday is still ahead the marchess noted that the difference between their children was only one year with the Vic countess's daughter being older after these words sherel realized that there was only one year left before the tragic events when kenia's mother would die and a series of misfortunes would begin her father unable

to cope with the death of his wife drowns in alcohol after this a charlatan will appear in his life who will take advantage of the vulnerable state of their house he will fleece them blind and the girl's entire family will be mired in debt and the father will be powerless to change anything after this unable to cope with the feeling of guilt he will take his own life the poor main character who Bears the burden of debt will come as a servant to the Duke then she meets cardi who finds in her a kindred spirit

with a similar fate and becomes obsessed with her Sherelle decided that she couldn't let the heroin's family fall otherwise it would be almost impossible to change the plot the disease that Afflicted the vi countis was called the lepidus plague it is treatable in the early stages but if left untreated the miasma spreads throughout the victim's body gradually taking away their life the only possible treatment was the services of a priest who would gradually get rid of the miasma in the victim's body but in the book The Vic Countess did not try to cure herself as

it was difficult to find such a priest and it was necessary to pay a lot however Sherelle knew how to cure this disease and a plan to change everything immediately appeared in her head so she asked the mares if she would mind if she accompanied her on the trip as a VI Countess while drinking tea she thought that she would also be able to meet her future daughter-in-law and find out if she was as nice as she was described however her face showed other thoughts and lady penzel asked worriedly if there was anything The Duchess

of lram wanted to share with her Sherelle had no idea she was was so visibly worried but she knew it was time to put her plan into action the martianus said that she saw that The Duchess was currently troubled by something and she would be happy to help with her problems Sherelle decided that the occasion was opportune so she reminded the marchess that she did not attend dinner parties or meet other ladies so she was worried that bad rumors might be spreading behind her back she said that it was hard for her to even sleep

when he remembered what that woman Countess chy had said about her but Mar penel said that there was no need to worry that she was simply envied Sherelle never expected this she was surprised at what there was to Envy in her family then the Marquees said that she was practically the main character of a romantic story their love story with her husband has long been known the Duke who admired Sherelle since childhood proposed to her and even vowed to settle all her family's debts they had a fancy wedding but a short ceremony so they could

spend time alone away from everyone at the same time rumors are circulating that sherel almost never leaves the estate because she spends all her time on love affairs this was not the story Sherelle expected at all she was truly shocked however she could not tell the mares how her husband and son had initially been afraid of her like a dog but if she admitted that the rumors were true she would not be able to continue the conversation due to embarrassment the martianus penel said that these were the only rumors that had reached her about the

duchess and her family and asked not to worry even though Sherelle said she felt better now she knew she wanted to know something a little different continuing the previous conversation Maris penzel said that Envy only harms the one who experiences it The Duchess realized that she had not learned anything useful and would have to rely on fragments of shelle's memories her interlocutor believing that the matter had been settled said that she wanted to discuss her wonderful baby Sherelle didn't have to be asked twice even though she didn't have any videos she had a bunch of

Diaries where she described how cute cardi was however at that moment there was a knock at the door and The Duchess invited them in a confused Margo stood with two of her husband's Knights asking forgiveness for the intrusion Sherelle was a little outraged by this behavior and asked what happened sir Amore stood in the doorway embarrassed and then began by saying that he had come to ask The Duchess for help she still couldn't understand because her Affairs had nothing to do with the Knights how she could help them and asked him he hesitated and said

that it was connected with two young gentlemen but again it was as if he swallowed his tongue two women jumped up from their seats demanding an immediate explanation of what was going on and not to delay the answer sir Amore lowered his head and said that the young gentleman would soon destroy the training ground to the ground Sherelle was shocked by what she heard but the knight at that moment asked her to stop them before something irreparable happened when she came out onto the site she found a burning tree that was practically incinerated there were

many traces on the ground apparently from the shoes of their children she was simply puzzled by what had happened here looking around the place which had been destroyed almost to the ground The Duchess called loudly for her son to come to her and explain what had happened cardi came over he was very confused but he was not ready to explain anything then Sherelle started first she said that this was a training ground for the duchy soldiers and if he destroyed it they would have nowhere to train here cardi began to explain what happened he said

that he wanted to show radius the estate at first but then everything changed he showed him the training grounds to which radius arrogantly told him that it was boring after that he said that the knights on their sight were no worse but here there was nothing to look at he caught the raindrops and smiling mysteriously asked him one question radius said that he heard that cardi has control over fire and that this is his main power that is a superpower cardi responded positively but didn't understand where radius was going with this or what the point

of it was and at that moment the son of the mares noticed the downpour that was falling and asked if the fire of the young Duke was Stronger Than This downpour cardi couldn't stand it he said he was ready to prove it and abruptly cut short the precautions of Sir Amore who said that the young Duke was forbidden to use his powers on the training ground the kid found something to answer he said that this was a training ground so he would practice a little when he said that his mother would scold him he replied

that the Knight would not tell her about it that was his order after which he turned to radius and told him to watch carefully he walked out into the rain the light from his hand following him still looking weak after that he swung and launched large waves of flame around himself they engulfed the entire area and the tree standing on it immediately caught fire after that the kid bragged about radius and asked if he was delighted the young Marquee appreciated the little Duke's abilities and clapped his hands now it was time for cardi to be

arrogant he asked if the Maris had no special abilities since he was reacting like that then it was radius's time he told cardi to watch carefully and then he began to demonstrate his powers the raindrops swirled under the pressure of his hands after which they began to turn into ice the fragments circled around them then he threw them further away after this he turned to the young Duke and said that it would be no weaker than the fire that cardi wielded then the boy started arguing again trying to decide who was cooler here radius proposed

to hold a real duel with the honor of the houses of the Duke and Marquis at stake Knight Amore kept trying to calm the boys down but cardi told him not to interfere they were just playing at that moment it flashed through sir Amore's mind that he could get a scolding from his mistress because the guards should not just stand and watch and he decided to turn to her for help after this cardi looked down and said that he didn't want to do anything bad but he couldn't allow their family to be worse than the

market 's family Sherelle thought it turns out that all this fuss was about honor she told her son to change his clothes and they would continue the conversation later here Sherelle turned to Sir Amore and ordered him to take out the large branches and check if there was any smoldering fire left anywhere at this time lady penel was scolding her son for his behavior at the party Sherelle called her and asked permission to change the boy first and then punish him lady penel said that would be wonderful but she hadn't brought a change of clothes

for radius so she'd have to send someone to the estate Duchess ler said it would take too long and she would lend card's clothes to her son it would be a shame if the baby caught a cold lady penzel thanked The Duchess and said that she had already scolded her son but the playground had already been destroyed and she asked for forgiveness for that Sherelle calmed her down and said that she had asked sir Amore to sort everything out and invited her to come inside after this she turned to her maid and said that the

children were in margot's care which made her very happy the marchness thanked The Duchess again for the past day and said that she was very surprised that she was so indulgent towards her boy's Disobedience to this sherel replied that there was nothing wrong with that they were just kids the main thing was that they weren't hurt at this time Margot brought the boys who were already changed and washed looking at them holding hands sherel was surprised that they had already made up radius at this time humbly asked for forgiveness for what what happened and said

that he had learned a lesson from the atrocity he had committed he then turned to cardi and said that he had caused him trouble and hoped for his favor Duchess Lam was surprised at how radius even apologized so eloquently after this she turned to her son and told him to do the same after which the son apologized to the Marquees for disturbing her however he then turned to radius and hesitated before beginning his speech after that he said something completely unexpected that radius was so arrogant and problematic these words horrified sherel she was shocked by

her own son's behavior and already wanted to scold him but then radius intervened he simply laughed and said that he knew he was a problem in front of a confused Sherelle cardi said that he had to remind him of this to which radius replied that he completely agreed but the duchess did not believe that this was where it would end her son asked his friend when they would see each other again something she could not expect at all however radius answered carelessly that as soon as the rainy season passed because he didn't like all this

dirt and slush when cardi said they just fought in the rain radius responded that it was too funny and suggested they fight properly next time Sherelle said she was completely confused and Lady penzel noted that children become closer after a fight and that this was probably true the next day cardi ran into his mother's office screaming loudly he sat down next to her and she reminded him that it was impolite to enter someone's room without knocking to which the little boy replied that he was in a hurry and wanted her to read him the book

he'd brought today the cover read the tale of the winter witch and there was a picture of a woman with red hair mom told him that it was a fairy tale to which the little boy kindly replied that children love fairy tales and that this is normal then he said that if his mother read him books that were too thick she would get a sore throat which as always made her delighted with the baby's care she opened the book and began to read it it talked about how when the cold winter comes and the world

is covered in snow deep in the dark Forest there are places where you can meet a winter witch she possesses powerful magic that can fulfill any wish there is nothing that a witch cannot do however her power led to her having a very boring life cardi asked her mom why and she suggested that maybe she had no family or friends and was just lonely and then continued reading the witch decided to make her life less Bleak and began offering people a game where their souls were at stake if The Travelers failed they would lose themselves

forever despite this there were plenty of candidates a person is ready to do a lot for the sake of those he loves after reading these lines sherel thought it turns out that the witch stole pure loving souls and she also thought that this reminded her of something the little boy asked her to continue reading and since he liked it she decided not to drag it out then there was talk about how no matter who tried and how hard they tried no one managed to defeat the witch because she did not like to lose she arranged

all this in order to collect kind loving Souls Sherelle was shocked when she read that they made the witch stronger so she only chose pure people at that moment her son distracted her again and asked so if you love strongly then the magic will be stronger Sherelle assumed that this was indeed the case at which point the baby happily said that it meant he was stronger than radius because he loved his mother very very much Sherelle said that his mother must be very strong then because she loves her baby very much cardi asked her what

about her dad if she loved him as much as she loved her son Sherelle thought about it but suddenly she realized that even just remembering him made her feel like her heart was about to burst out of her chest she realized that she really did have feelings for her husband that she couldn't deny but she couldn't lie to her child about them Sherelle remembered the way he looked at her how tenderly and selflessly memories also came to mind of him kissing strands of her hair while looking into her eyes memories of him looking at her

and teasing her also came to mind she remembered that he did everything for her so that she would be happy so that she would Rejoice Sherelle thought if this is not love then what is it because in her heart there are sweet and tender feelings for this man she told her son that she didn't know if she had the right to say that without mentioning that she wasn't the real Sherelle and stroked the baby's head after that she cast aside all doubts and told her son that yes she loved her husband and his father but

she herself thought that he loved the real Sherelle and not her at that moment Ken suddenly appeared behind them and asked what they were doing sherel pounced on him and said that he shouldn't scare people like that and especially not enter without knocking to which the discouraged husband replied that the door was open she wondered if he had heard what she had just said but her husband said that he wanted to talk to his son alone about what had happened yesterday The Duchess exhaled apparently he came in later and asked him not to scold the

child too much the husband agreed with her saying that he was his son and he would not be too strict with him but he needed to be raised properly sherel released the baby from her arms and told him to be sure to let her know if his father was too strict cardi without looking at her jumped up and grabbed his father's hand and said that he was ready to go the Duke was taken a back because the child had given him his hand for the first time and had not even resisted he picked up his

boy and headed towards the exit while sherel was sure that Ken hadn't heard anything and calmed down however at that moment he suddenly turned around and told her that they would need to discuss something in the evening despite her puzzled look he continued the conversation and said that they would talk about her confession before bed Sherelle flushed but she had nowhere else to go so she simply said goodbye to him until the evening the Dutchess had a nightmare where a red-haired woman said that time was passing quickly it was already summer soon it would be

Autumn and then winter the appointed day was getting closer she asked her if she was ready but Sherelle still couldn't escape from this terrible nightmare her heart was fluttering at that moment she heard her name being spoken from outside but she still did not understand what kind of woman it was she felt someone's hand on her forehead and opened her eyes after which she saw her husband he held his palm on her forehead and said that she had a temperature apparently a fever had started Sherelle turned her gaze to him and told him that she

had had a strange dream it was some kind of incomprehensible nightmare her husband's reaction surprised her because he asked if she had started having nightmares again Sherelle looked at her husband and asked how often they had been to her before because she had no memory of it Keon immediately turned away and said that it didn't matter that I shouldn't think about it he put a wet towel on her head to bring down the temperature and told her she needed to rest however she was not ready to give up and turning to her husband she asked

if the nightmare was connected with her Memories the husband turned away and did not answer he did not want to continue this conversation but she really wanted to know then he told her that when they first met they were still children she introduced herself to him holding the duchess's hand and after that an incident occurred Sherelle simply tripped and fell right in front of him showing how clumsy she was he couldn't help but laugh but her reaction surprised him even more Sherelle raised her head and looked at her with such an angry look that he

couldn't laugh anymore at that time it seemed to him that the girl was rather clumsy but very brave he thought that the meetings would end there but she continued to visit the estate and because of their same age they spent a lot of time together he was a little annoyed that some girl was invading his personal space but he wanted to know more about her especially after such a first impression despite all her clumsiness he liked her more and more each time here the Duke stopped his story not wishing to continue telling her anymore looking

away he said that he could not tell her anything more no matter how much she asked him Sherelle was indignant who stories at such an interesting point and began to demand a continuation he said that several years ago he promised her that they would continue to play with each other like before however he failed to keep his promise then but this happened quite recently when she lost her memory with sadness in his voice he said that he didn't want it all to go back because even without her memories she still had nightmares Sherelle approached him

and said that she wanted to know more she didn't understand where she was getting these Nightmares From her husband touched her forehead again and said that she needed rest so that she would not worry he would definitely be with her Ken also noted that he would try to make sure that she would never be tormented by these terrible dreams again a few days later Sherelle had fully recovered and was sitting in her office sorting out her Affairs at this time Margot turned to her and asked if something had happened between her and her husband which

made sheral's pen even squeak her maid noted that she no longer slept in the same room with her husband The Duchess suddenly remembered that at night he slept in his room because he seemed to have a lot of work and during the day he left the Mansion so she could not even meet him she remembered his past behavior and realized that if he continued to avoid her it would not end well but at that moment her son ran into the office without any Preamble he asked her if she and her father had had a fight

and then he asked a question that bothered her he asked if maybe they had a fight because cardi was Behaving Badly Sherelle IM immediately rushed to convince him otherwise she said how could one possibly quarrel over such a beautiful baby leaning towards her son she replied that she and his dad had a small problem that they would soon resolve the kid continued to ask what the problem might be between his parents to which the mother replied that she kept asking her dad about things he didn't want to talk about she said his parents weren't arguing

they just needed to think about something but the baby objected to her and said that they slept in different rooms as Margot told him who immed mediately became embarrassed Sherelle apologized for worrying her son to which he asked if she wanted to make peace with him and when he received a positive answer he acted in a completely unexpected way he came to the door and said that he had finished talking to his mother and that now it was time for something else after that two knights of the duche entered the room which was completely unexpected

they approached the chair where the duchess was sitting asked her for forgiveness and said that they were only following orders What followed was so incredible that Sherelle later recalled it more than once the knights lifted Sherelle and her chair and carried her somewhere but all this time she was indignant and demanded to be put in her place calling her son and loudly asking what he was planning cardi stood there with his hands behind his back not reacting to his mother's screams after that he firmly said the word no then said that she herself told him

not to quarrel with friends so why should she quarrel with Dad an indignant sherel did not know what to say to this and continued to demand that she be returned to her table cardi opened the door and told sir Amore that he was entrusting his mother to him and he already knew what to do next two strong Knights continued to carry Sherelle and the chair in a direction unknown to her as a result she found herself in her husband's office and the Knights placed her and her chair opposite him he sat silently looking away she

also lowered her eyes and did not dare to say anything at that moment she thought to herself that she was going to talk to her husband but not like that it would just be embarrassing at this time the husband said that his son told him that he wanted to ask him about his abilities so he was waiting for him in the office it turns out that he sent Sherelle instead of himself which the Duke could not have expected and was very embarrassed as was his wife they both realized that a conversation was inevitable now and

looking down Sherelle told her husband to begin he cleared his throat then clarified that apparently she was also here because of their son remembering the unexpected ride in the chair Sherelle was overcome with indignation again she said that he couldn't even imagine how scared she was when they picked up her chair and carried her here the husband looked down and said it was his fault then asked for forgiveness for avoiding her here sherel remembered that he was constantly disappearing at very convenient times it turns out she was right after which she demanded to know why

he did this the Duke said embarrassed and uncertain that he did not want her memories to return sherel resp responded by saying that he himself had told her about the day they met when they first saw each other and that she was a brave and clumsy girl the husband replied that he did it although he didn't intend to but Sherelle looked so sad that he couldn't stand it he took her hand and said that he immediately regretted this conversation because he realized that it would bring her memories back sooner but it was still inevitable sooner

or later they would return even if she doesn't ask him every moment will still come back one after another she noted with sadness that he could have simply told her about it that everything would happen on its own someday and that alone would have been enough for her not to continue asking questions holding her hand the husband replied that if he said it out loud he would admit that his happiness now was just an illusion the Duke said he was afraid that admitting uncertainty and denial would inevitably lead to even looking in her Direction striking

fear into his heart Sherelle addressed her husband by name came and told him not to dare call his feelings for her an illusion not knowing what to say the husband looked up at her and simply called her by name she approaching him noted that if her words did not help to convince him of the truth and reliability of her feelings for him she would prove it with her actions at that moment she approached him and Tenderly kissed him right on the lips then she looked into his eyes and for the first time uttered a phrase

about her love in a gentle trembling voice the stunned husband looked up at her and asked asked in a choked voice if this was true if she really forgave him for his selfishness Sherelle gently touched his face with her hands and replied that one should forgive for offenses and he had done nothing of the sort then she looked at him again and said that she would no longer ask about the past so as not to upset him after that she asked him to sleep together again the son and everyone else are worried about their relationship

the husband tenderly kissed her palm and said that now everything would be as before so thanks to their son they were able to make peace a month later Sherelle stood in front of the mirror finishing her outfit Margo helped her get dressed as the day had come when Sherelle was to go to VI Countess forel's estate she asked the maid if everything she had asked for had been loaded into the carriage and after an affirmative answer she thanked her servant for her responsibility in her mistress's Affairs Sherelle said that she would return only in the

evening until that time her son was completely in Margo's hands she called for the Martian s penel who noted that The Duchess had arrived quite early when they met the young women exchanged Mutual compliments as well as words of politeness that are customary in such cases at this point the marchess penzel asked if the duchess was going to give the vi Countess some tea leaves and then noted that talking about children over a cup of tea always went well but it was too fast and after that she turned to The Duchess again and suggested calling

her simply by her first name after which she asked if she didn't mind she Ariel was delighted with the idea and happily agreed despite the marchan's concerns that the transition to names was too early after that she said that she would be glad if the duchess would call her venisha from now on Sherelle rejoiced in her soul that she had become so close to the mother of the second main character because this was excellent proof that she was changing her son's future for the better and told venisha to call her by her name sherel at

this time they arrived at the estate and the butler invited them into the Hall where the vi Countess was already waiting for guests a beautiful pink-haired woman with a very sweet face and a gentle voice came out to meet them in a modest buttoned up dress with sunny eyes the young woman stood near the sofa she greeted The Duchess and her friend vanisha whom they had not seen for a long time when the women sat down in the chairs Vanessa asked Tila how she was feeling and how she was feeling she replied that she had

been feeling better lately after which she thanked The Duchess for her visit Sherelle replied that she was was grateful that the vi Countess was able to make time for her despite her state of health at this time the hostess of the house offered everyone to drink tea noting that well brewed tea could ease the pain she noted that after many days of taking only medication a cup of tea felt so refreshing after this she turned to The Duchess and asked why she wanted to talk to her personally Sherelle hadn't yet managed to come up with

a reason everything inside her was shaking after which she began frantically looking for options a bright thought finally flashed through her head and she said that she had heard that the Vic Countess had a daughter close in age to her son and that she herself rarely attended social events so she had not yet had the opportunity to meet the other ladies at this time venisha noted a little jealously that Sherelle had her The Duchess could easily turn to her Sherelle said that she was able to become friends with Venicia because they both love their children

so much so she wanted to meet lady fornell The Duchess noted that it was very difficult to find those who were as attached to children and truly cared for them so she contacted lady fernell because she decided that their views on motherhood were similar after this she began to worry whether it was rude of her to which lady fornell pointed out that it was not at all and at that moment there were heard frequent small steps smiling lady fornell said that she could knowing how much The Duchess loved her son tell her about her wonderful

daughter Leah at this time the footsteps became louder and a little girl ran into the room wearing a frilly dress and two pigtails as well as the same pink hair as her mother the girl rushed towards her The Duchess was simply Amazed by what she saw the child turned out to be absolutely Charming on her chest she had a bow with a huge diamond which served as the girl's decoration she raised her huge sun-colored eyes and looked at her Sherelle realized that the main character from the novel was a real cutie she would gladly squeeze

her lady fornell turned to her daughter and reminded her that she had asked not to be disturbed that she needed to take care of the guests and that it was rather rude of the girl to barge in like that to which the girl replied that she was very bored after which she turned around and asked who was visiting them today she saw the beautiful Duchess and was struck by her beauty and the fact that she was looking straight at her then she exclaimed with childish spontaneity that The Duchess was very sweet and beautiful the grown

woman was grateful to the girl at after which she told her how good she was then the girl came to her senses apologized to The Duchess and then greeted her as she had been taught in secular etiquette The Duchess looking at her thought that she was like a little frightened rabbit just as cute after this cheriel decided to introduce herself to the girl and said that her name was Duchess cherel Lam the girl opened her eyes and greeted her calling her lady Lam as she had been taught this time she did not forget her upbringing

here lady fornell apologized to The Duchess for disturbing her and suggested that her daughter take a little more walk however the little girl was outraged and said that her mother was always in bed anyway and she would like to see her at least a little the vi Countess said that she would definitely spend time with her daughter after the ladies had tea however after these words she suddenly began to cough violently which frightened both ladies and the girl there was blood on her Palm which she used to cover her mouth and then she simply fell

unconscious and no one had time to hold her both women rushed to her and began calling for the servants to come to her Aid as a frequent guest in the house venisha gave orders to the servants she said that Tila had fainted and that they needed to call a doctor immediately The Duchess tried to bring her to her senses wiping her face with a napkin and little Leia kept calling for her mother Sherelle thought at that moment that this was terrible and the Vic countess's condition was even worse than she imagined at this time a

doctor approached and said that the lady needed to be carried immediately to her Chambers the little girl wanted to follow her mother and The Duchess tried to calm her down and said that everything would be fine with her mother Leia couldn't help but be upset she kept saying that there was blood on her mother's palm there had been no blood before The Duchess approached the baby and said that if she was strong her mother would be able to rest without worrying about her and would wake up healthy at this point The Duchess thought that she

needed to immediately tell her about the medicine otherwise a bad outcome was inevitable she understood that it would not be possible to talk to her directly so she decided to act through her daughter she told the servants that kinia was very scared and she wanted to calm her down and asked them to leave them alone for a minute the servants became worried they could not allow The Honorable guest after all she was the Duchess herself to do such things and called kinia to her room however the girl hugged the young woman tightly and said that

she wanted to stay with the duchess a little longer sherel assured them and said that she would come as soon as the girl felt better she told venisha that she would stay a little longer which delighted her noted her kindness and said that she would go and see how Tila was doing for now the little girl turned to the servant and said that she wanted to spend a little time with Lady lram and asked them to find out for her how her mother was doing the maids finally agreed to leave them alone reminding them to

call if they needed anything and left the room for a while sherel didn't know where to start the conversation and they just sat with the girl on the couch Leia continued to cry and ask if her mother would definitely recover she wanted to believe so much Sherelle decided to approach the issue from the side that was most understandable to a child so she asked Leah if she believed in fairies of course the answer was positive and the girl said that she believed in the fairy gerion who brings good luck sherel seized on this tale because

this fairy was one of the most suitable she could well be useful for her purposes it was the most popular fairy tale in the Empire and it began with a little girl who got lost in the forest one cold winter unable to find her family before it got dark she was very hungry because all day she had been wandering around among the frozen tree trunks as it happens in fairy tales a loaf of bread was found under the tree which the girl immediately pounced on suddenly an old woman appeared in front of her and asked

if the little girl would share some bread with her without even thinking the girl gave her a piece with kind words The Stranger thanked and blessed this girl after which she said that she was very good and perhaps the fairy gersan would come and generously reward her as soon as the old woman left a dazzlingly beautiful silver fairy appeared in front of the girl she was as beautiful as a princess from a fairy tale despite the cold and light clothes with butterfly wings on her back and a magic wand in her hand thanks to the

blessing of the fairy hen the girl was able to reunite with her family the moral of the story is that good fortune favors those who do good deeds and The Duchess thought it would be easy to explain this to kinia looking into her eyes the little girl said that she believed in the fairy Gertie won so she did a lot of good things all the time at that moment sherel leaned over to the girl's ear and asked her if she would believe her if she said that she was the fairy of gersan and had come

to bestow good luck on Leia Leia immediately believed her words because lady larin's hair was as silver as the fairy from the fairy tale she immediately replied that of course she believed it because the duchess was so beautiful and looked like a real fairy Sherelle was elated inside and told Leah in an encouraging tone that she was a very kind girl and deserved good luck even earlier the girl allowed The Duchess to call her by the abbreviated name Leia rather than by her full name kirenia and she really liked it when she pronounced it that

way after this Sherelle made a serious face and told the girl that what she was about to tell her should remain their secret after which she took a promise from her that she would not tell anyone anything she held out her little finger which always worked with her son and Leia happily grabbed it with her own after the secret Alliance was sealed The Duchess said that she would now reward the girl with good luck by telling her how to make her mother get well the girl had never wanted anything in the world so much she

became worried and kept asking if it was true repeating that she was ready to do anything lady Lam took out of her dress pocket what she had brought and told Leia to keep it carefully placing it in her hand the little girl looked at what she thought the fairy gersan had given her and did not understand how it could help there were flower buds lying on her Palm but they looked dried up so Leia looked and waited for an explanation however when she asked lady lram said that all the flowers had not withered at all

they had simply not bloomed yet and this is just one of the gifts she brought her The Duchess said that when her mother washes she must fill the bath with these flowers and Moonlight is also a must the little girl didn't believe that if she did this the fairy would really reward her with real luck The Duchess assured her that if she succeeded luck would always be with her and reminded her once again that the moon should shine on the flowers then looking the girl in the eyes she asked seriously whether she could cope with

the task that the fairy had entrusted to her the little girl was ready to do anything for her mother so she enthusiastically replied that she would do everything in her power she would try very hard for her mother after that she rushed to hug sherel and thanked her calling her Miss faery Sherelle was absolutely delighted with the girl she so wanted her to become her daughter-in-law and now that her main task was completed she decided that it would be necessary to give the children the opportunity to get closer she decided not to delay this question

and turned to Leia and asked if she would like to come and play in their mansion some time to which she received an affirmative answer the vi Countess woke up in her bed and couldn't understand what had happened it seemed to her that she had just been drinking tea with the others suddenly it became clear to her that she had fainted again and sadly she thought about how much longer she could enjoy life she really hoped that she would be able to live at least a couple more years she really wanted to see Leia grow

up then she heard someone's hurried steps and wondered who could have come at such a late hour raising her head in the Moonlight she saw her daughter running towards her with her arms outstretched she became indignant and asked why her daughter came into her mother's room so late and why she wasn't sleeping the little girl pulled her along and said that she needed to keep the promise she had made to miss fery the Vic Countess could not understand which Miss faery was being talked about but the little girl said that she had already prepared everything

when asked where she was taking her the daughter replied that she would see everything for herself now they came into a room where there was a bathtub filled with water in which there were some dried flowers the vi Countess was surprised and noticed that this was a servants room the little girl asked her if she could wash herself here today she had prepared a bath especially for her then she answered the silent question with embarrassment that there was no Moonlight in her bath and Miss faery said that it was necessary her mother couldn't understand what

was happening what the moon had to do with it maybe it was just a dream but the little girl had already climbed into the bathroom and was calling her to come to her despite her lack of strength and knowing that she couldn't refuse her daughter when she was so inspired knowing that usually she would just scold her today for some reason she wanted to play along she asked her if her daughter really wanted her mother to also climb into the bathroom without taking off her clothes to which she received an affirmative answer and an expectant

look without taking off her clothes the Vic Countess climbed up to her daughter and hugged her from behind and at that moment unexpected things began to happen the flowers in the bathroom which had previously been lying like dry leaves suddenly began to bloom she looked and didn't believe it because they didn't react to Leia in any way her little daughter picked one up it was shining with its beautiful moonlight and told her mother to look at how beautiful they were Leah said that Miss fery had told the truth and the vi Countess decided to clarify

which fairy she was continuing to talk about what she meant at all then her daughter began to tell that the fairy giona from the fairy tale that they read together came and said that if she did this she would give her luck and her mother would be healthy again the vi Countess hugging her daughter could not understand who could have put her up to this then suddenly she felt as if she could breathe easier and her mind became much clearer as if even medications did not help her so much she didn't get treatment from a

priest but the illness still seemed to go away could that really happen and Leia kept insisting that the fairy really did exist and looking her mother in the eyes said that she believed her when I asked the fairy if I had told her anything else Leah said that if her mother did this every night then after 100 nights the luck would stay with her forever Tila realized that by this time she would be completely cured of the disease at that moment Leia picked up one of the flowers again and said look this flower looks like

Miss fairy the mother agreed because the fairy hersan also had beautiful hair and suddenly a memory dawned on her her hair was silver she remembered the Duchess of laam saying that well brewed tea could ease the pain and she had silver hair the victis understood that The Duchess probably knew what Tila was sick with but it is not often that one sees women of such status stooping to the problems of such low-ranking persons and in general why would she do that at that moment her daughter was playing with water and she thought looking at her

how could one not love such an angel here her memory gave her another recollection when lady laram said that it was very difficult to find those who loved their children as much who truly cared for them as she did the victis suddenly realized that most likely her guest today understood that she could not leave one child whom she loved so much she looked at her daughter and wanted to see her grow up and become a woman how this mischievous girl turned into a lady Tila knew she was accepting the pain she was feeling but the

real truth was she didn't want to die her face became tense the little girl became worried and thought her mother was in pain again lady fornell extended her hand to her daughter and said that she could not leave her alone and at that moment swore that she would definitely recover she hugged the baby tightly and promised that she would never leave her after which they sat like that for a very long time that same day after returning from the Vic Countess sherel went to her husband and saw that the door to the office was open

and conversation could be heard with both her husband and her son inside the topic of their discussion was the choice of dress apparently for Sherelle the son insisted on a purple dress like her necklace while the husband advocated for blue comparing her to a mermaid in the deep sea Sherelle was outraged that they were discussing such things behind her back but she understood that the Apple didn't fall far from the tree she was already determined to leave so as not to be overheard but she felt someone grab her dress from behind turning around she saw

her son who asked why she had returned so early she asked hesitantly what her men were doing without her both immediately replied that they were talking about her but she thought what impudence they don't even try to hide it Sherelle walked into the office all Crimson with embarrassment and thought they weren't even ashamed not one of them trying to get out of the situation she asked her husband if he didn't have a lot of work to do and her son seemed to want to read a book both of them immediately replied that they were just

about to do this and she looking at them understood that they were just like two peas in a pod at this moment teacher cardi came up and said that it was time for the young Master to do his homework the baby was indignant and said that he wanted to stay longer with his mother but his parents immediately brushed aside all objections and said that he had to follow the schedule the husband and wife remained alone in the office and neither of them said a word looking at her husband sherel thought that after his son left

he seemed to become more thoughtful and asked what happened he was looking at some document and didn't say a word so she decided to approach him she brushed a strand of hair from his forehead with her hand and asked him directly what was B bothering him pretending that everything was fine he replied that absolutely nothing but she felt that he was lying and began to probe her for the truth then he asked if he said that something was really bothering him would she console him in her spontaneity she offered to hug him if it would

help him after that she reached out to him and he hugged her so tightly that she couldn't resist and clung to his shoulder while enjoying his Embrace she thought she was going to support him but instead she was the one being embraced she felt his strong hands on her body and didn't want this moment to end but Restless thoughts also crept into her head Sharelle thought that what probably bothered him most was the memories that might come back to her The Duchess decided to push him away slightly and he became worried that he had grabbed

her too tightly but she only smiled and asked again what was bothering him so much he asked her if she would punish those who caused him cause for upset Sherelle without a second's hesitation replied that of course whoever it was she would definitely do it her husband laughed to which she shook her finger at him and noted that this was said in all seriousness he pulled her finger towards him kissed it and asked how he could not laugh when she looked so cute then he thought that she was probably tired she should go to her

room and rest otherwise if she continued to seduce him she would have problems shelle's eyes widened and she asked what other problems there could be since everything seemed so cloudless looking at her the husband said that if she got too close to him and then ran away again he would experience great pain at the moment he was satisfied with the distance between them when she was able to accept him and not run away she was indignant and said that she didn't like it and that her opinion should also be taken into account after that she

put her Palm on his cheek and said that she liked him and was very dear to him so she would try to reduce this distance despite his resistance after that she realized that she was indeed a little tired after visiting the fornell estate and he probably had a lot of work so she would still go and rest and advised him not to overwork himself her husband stood with his fists clenched heavy thoughts running through his head expecting the worst the Duke stood and simply looked after her not daring to stop her and tell her what

was really bothering him although he wanted to share to know her opinion he sat and recalled his conversation with his son which his wife did not have time to hear the kid sitting right in front of him said that it was Margo's fault she said that if he stopped sleeping with them he would have a little sister after this cardi asked when his father would fulfill his promise and whether it would happen at all to which he replied that he was guilty and asked him for forgiveness the boy who was smart Beyond his years said

that he would continue to help him but he had to promise him something cardi wants her mom to smile more she wants her to be happy because if she gets cold again no one in the house will be happy the baby asked his father again to promise that the relationship in their family would remain the same as it was was now the Duke himself thought about what their family had become how happy they were now and he was not ready to lose it he promised his son in a firm voice that he would do everything

possible to make this happen after this the little boy asked when their next trip was because they had even already chosen the color of the dress for Mom the little boy said wouldn't a purple dress be better how could her necklace be better she looks so Charming in it while the father said that blue suits her better as she looks like a mermaid in the deep sea after that they heard Footsteps in the hallway and the baby ran out to meet his mother remembering all this the Duke sat and thought that he did not expect

her to burst into the office like that and it was good that she did not have time to hear the promise he gave to cardi at this time he heard the voice of his assistant who asked what could be bothering him because the lady left the office with a smile on her face then the Duke noted that he should mind his own business the assistant replied that he had done everything perfectly and his master was so cold but when the young master or mistress visited him he became very gentle the Duke reasonably replied that he

should not be concerned about his assistance feelings and told him to continue to do as he asked so that sherel would not find out the assistant nevertheless decided to ask whether his master really thought it right to throw away letters from Owen County without the knowledge of his lady the Duke answered in the affirmative yes he must burn all of shelle's Father's letters where she would not see them kidle continued to press the issue issue reminding her that before the wedding the lady had been very close to her father and that she had after all

lived in Owen County the Duke continuing to go about his business did not answer and the assistant kept reminding him that when the lady was as she was before the accident her father was the only one who treated her well is there really any point in burning letters from the duchess's only parent with whom they used to have good relations seeing that the assistant still had something to say the Duke told him not to delay and to express all his thoughts kidle took the liberty of saying whether his master did not want to improve relations

with the Dutchess and also noted that he could not understand why he ordered all the letters to be burned instead of handing them over to her the Duke looked at his assistant and said that he was acting as if it was his first day in the Mansion did he really think that her father had been kind to her for Earl Owen his daughter was just a family property and every time he visited them he came up with new reasons to borrow money from the Duke as he continued filling out the paperwork he said that before

sherel lost her memories he had mentioned him to her the Duke tried to understand why she continued to see him since he could forbid him to come he told his wife that there was no need to bother to which she threw his hand away and replied that she did not need his help Sherelle told him not to interfere in her Affairs anymore he wouldn't be able to change anything anyway clutching the pen he was writing with with all his might the Duke confessed that in the past he had been unable to do anything however now

he was able to protect his wife at any cost and with these words he squeezed the pen so hard and decisively that it broke after this the Duke turned again to his assistant and told him to forget about the papers and call Sir Amore here he said that he had a special task for him that he wanted to have time to entrust to him the next day sherel woke up very early but her maid was already there she asked Margot if the Duke was going to go to the Palace today to which the maid replied

that he was indeed planning to leave and would only return in a few days Sherelle suddenly remembered that he was going to leave at dawn thought that he had already left and did not even say goodbye to her but suddenly her husband entered the room he approached her and said that he did not want to set out on his journey until he had seen her face and that he wanted to say goodbye to her Sherelle was at first indignant that he had snuck up on her so quietly but she was still very pleased that he

had stopped by to visit her before leaving he replied that she had slept so soundly he didn't want to wake her up and now looking at her sweet face he simply didn't want to leave she feigned indignation asking whether he was really ready to ignore the emperor's order for her sake looking at her sadly he replied that if he could he would definitely do it after which he asked her to be patient for a few days he would return as soon as he could Sherelle thought that only recently he stopped calling the doctor when she

met him it seemed seemed to him that it was all just hallucinations that all their happiness would soon disappear dissolve like smoke she touched his cheek tenderly and thought about how much everything had changed embracing him sherel asked him to take himself and she would wait for his return he promised in a voice breaking with tenderness that he would return soon after he left she lay down on the bed and thought how big she seemed when no one was around her Margo immediately noted this and said that it was rather empty without his lordship without

taking tea Sherelle wondered why she was lonely without her husband since he only came to bed in the morning anyway after this her thoughts switched and she remembered the Vic Countess and asked her maid if she had sent anything Margot was surprised by the lady's insight and said that the letter had only arrived this morning as Sherelle opened it she was worried that something might go wrong but the contents were quite beautiful the Vic Countess wrote that she poured the flowers given to her by The Duchess into the moonlit water every time she took a

bath and surprisingly her body became lighter and lighter and her illness became weaker she also apologized for contacting her so late she needed to see a doctor and rest but when her condition improved she and Leah would be glad to see her to thank her she ended by asking her to send her regards to the fairy heroni which made The Duchess blush sherel knew she would have to watch a little longer but if lady fornell was cured her daughter would not have to endure endure the horrors that were destined for her The Duchess lay down

on her bed and thought how relieved she felt after this letter but now she had to come up with an excuse for how she knew how to cure this disease she couldn't say that she read it in a novel Sherelle felt like she wanted to sleep but sleep did not bring her any peace she seemed to fall under air bubbles and could not understand when she fell asleep and where she was now The Duchess suddenly heard crying and saw a child not understanding who it could be she went up to calm him down and saw

a little girl Sherelle called out she turned to face her and The Duchess suddenly saw that it was herself as a child it was little Sherelle whom she had long forgotten and she sat and cried Gathering her Courage The Duchess asked what had happened and she replied that she was simply sad sherel turned to her again and asked what had happened to her why she was crying the girl replied that it was strange but her heart was so aching as if she was simply consumed by sadness The Duchess reached out to her and began to

wipe the tears from her eyes trying to comfort her and then a voice from outside said that it was so hard for her even when she didn't know anything did she really want to hear the whole truth this voice spoke and convinced her that I didn't have to know everything I didn't have to return all my memories then the child's hands covered her eyes and the voice continued to speak he told her that he could make it so that she would never remember and could always be happy Sherelle replied that she didn't understand what was

going on but in order to fix her relationship with her husband she needed to know the truth she told this child that she didn't want to be happy and ignorance and then asked how she could get her Memories Back the girl suddenly turned into a grown woman who screamed that she was giving her a chance to win this argument she should have listened to her because sherel had not even heard the real price that would have to be paid for the return of memories she asked why sherel didn't just want to be happy because she

could hurt those she loved again when she got her way everything would fall apart but the duchess was adamant that she would not hurt them saying that no matter what her passed she knew they were worthy of her love the little girl who had grown into a grown woman replied that no matter how many chances she was given she was still beating on a closed door she was just stupid and didn't know what would happen to her the present cheriel asked her for forgiveness for her behavior but she couldn't back down and suddenly the old

cheriel rushed to her and scolded her that she had loved them too much that she would soon have no way back that she would not be able to escape disappointments and misfortunes she wiped the tears from her eyes and said that in that case she was ready to help her all she needed to do to remember everything was to see the person she was most afraid of meeting this man was Earl Owen her father whom the little girl simply hated Sherelle suddenly woke up as if she had swam out of great depths and did not

understand what had happened whether it was a dream or Providence had touched her then she heard the call of her little one who asked if she was busy today and offered to look at his swordsmanship which he had been honing for a long time still in a broken State his mother asked if he could wait a little while she would get ready and go out having received an affirmative answer she began to get ready with the help of her maid who kept saying that the weather was not very good and maybe she should just rest

in bed The Duchess replied that the baby wanted to show her his skills it was very important to him but noticing that the maid was too persistently persuading them both not to leave the house sherel suspected something was wrong and asked what had happened the maid replied that everything was fine that the day was completely normal but this turned out to be untrue as a result when Sherelle was walking to her son she heard some suspicious sound she wanted to go down the stairs but the baby tried with all his might to hold her back

and said that it was just the wind Sherelle said that while his father is not in the Mansion she is responsible for him and therefore she just wants to check she promised him that as soon as she did this she would definitely see how he wielded a sword but the kid followed her and said that he could do it later but now he would go with her when she went a little further she saw the knights who were standing near the door and they were embarrassed by her presence after that they said they couldn't let

her through the door and asked her to go upstairs sherel realized that if the knights were not giving her passage it meant that her husband had asked them to which meant that there was someone behind the doors that she should not see a sudden thought crossed her face and she realized who was standing there she thanked the knights for their concern but said that she wanted to see it for herself and asked them to step aside the knights began to assure her that they would sort everything out themselves and she asked whether it was not

the lady who should deal with such matters in the absence of her husband after that the knights could not hold her back and let her through to the door and behind it she saw what the former sherel from today's dream was afraid of she saw her father behind the door and all the strange and unpleasant feelings stirred within her this man called her by name he had a cane in his hands he immediately scolded her for the fact that they had not seen each other for a long time she did not Dain to pay him

attention Sherelle stood there and felt as if a huge snake was strangling her by the throat with a grin her father told her that their Knights were particularly daring today Sherelle thought why he came exact when her husband was not at home it means he knew about his departure on the other hand it was a very good opportunity to learn about her past because that's what the girl from The Dream told her the duchess turned to sore and told him to let her father in the Knight tried to resist citing the order of his master

the Duke forbad him to let the count in however sherel reasonably objected that while her husband was not in the house her orders carried more weight the night stuttered but Sherelle looked at him menacingly and asked him not to make her repeat the order Seamore realized that he could not do anything here so he gave the order to the rest of the nights to disperse at that time her father was scolding sherel for not greeting her own father that way and said that his heart was bleeding when he saw her so distant Sherelle replied that

she didn't know he would be visiting them today and suggested they move into the living room Margo accompanied him along the way and The Duchess walked and realized that she was disgusted even to look at him he walked as if nothing had happened feeling at home here and this could not help but irritate Sherelle followed behind wondering what had happened between the owner of this body and the man she now called father lost in her thoughts she did not notice that her child began to worry and call for her when she looked at him cardi

asked her not to make that face because it was scaring him the kid said that she had such a strange expression on her face before then he was very afraid of her sherel waking up answered that she would never do it again she loves him very much and would do anything for him looking into his eyes she said that when she sees her baby she without even noticing it begins to smile after that she hugged her baby and promised not only him but also mentally to herself that she would no longer make such a scary

face then cheriel said that she needed to meet a guest so she asked him to wait for the baby in her room but he was stubborn the child said that he promised his father that he would look after her and make her smile while while he was away then noted that after this man came she became sad which meant that he was not doing his job the kid said that he would protect her and if this man wanted to do something bad to her he would incinerate him sherel thanked her son for his concern but

said that he could not be incinerated but could simply be frightened in the living room she sat the child down on the sofa next to her and the father sat opposite the man looking at her said that she was very close to her son and reminded her that she used to look at him with a very cold gaze he said does she really love her Offspring because her miserable blood flows in him Sherelle was indignant and asked not to say such things in front of the child reminding him that he needed to behave with dignity

at this point cardi couldn't take it anymore and threw a fireball at him to which he replied that the child seemed to be poorly raised since he was trying to burn his grandfather the boy responded menacingly that even if it was his grandfather he would not forgive those who were rude to his mother Sherelle turned to her son and told him not to waste his energy on such things to which the kid replied that he would not allow anyone to hurt her then the count asked the child if he wanted to know why he had

called his mother's blood pitiful Sherelle couldn't stand this she angrily shouted at her father demanding that he stop then he said that it seemed like they had something to talk about maybe sherel would take the kid out of the room if she was worried about what he might hear cardi stood his ground and said he wouldn't leave leave his mom with someone like him and wouldn't leave shelle's father responded to this by asking what his daughter thought about this and whether she was ready to let her son hear about her past looking at the count

with disgust sherel thought that he was truly disgusting and his behavior was simply unworthy she could not allow her son to hear this she turned to cardi again and tried to persuade her again but he immediately interrupted her saying that he was not going anywhere her dad was gone so he had to protect her worri about what other nasty things her father might say if she left the baby here she patted his cheek affectionately and was determined that she would not let him hurt her baby looking her beloved Son in the eyes she asked him

to trust her this time said that she wanted to be a mother who overcomes her own problems so he should let her talk to her grandfather alone after these words the kid couldn't find what to say and reluctantly agreed as he was leaving he told her that he would be outside the door and if anything happened she should call him Sherelle thanked him and side with a relieved smile at that moment her father simply laughed saying that he certainly didn't expect such a sight looking at her with a disgusting encouraging look he said that she

had tamed them well both the Duke and her Offspring looking at him haughtily she forbade him to call it taming and then trying to shorten the conversation asked why he had come her father realized that there would be no long conversation so he decided to get straight to the point he said he needed funds for business Sherelle looked at him in confusion and asked again then suddenly felt her head start to hurt memories began to return to her of how she stood before her father and he said that he liked her sweet face and that

the Duke wanted the count to give her to him and he himself would pay off their debt Sherelle remembered how she had screamed that she didn't want to marry the Duke in response there was a whistle from her father's stick after which he said that she was alive only because he considered her appearance useful and that she should not dare to argue with him she also remembered this blow which was far from the first in her life received as a punishment for Disobedience looking at him now she wondered if he really wanted to open another

business he reminded her that their family was on the verge of bankruptcy but without admitting his mistake he said in his defense that he had simply been a little Hasty the daughter noticed that it turned out that all her problems were due to the fact that he had been a little Hasty saying this in a sarcastic tone the count was surprised by her obedience as soon as he mentioned business she immediately began to go crazy looking at her with a creepy look he reminded her that she was just a servant's daughter who was lucky did

she really think that because he was kind to her she immediately became a representative of the nobility here the memories finally overwhelmed sherel and brought her back to the past she saw a beautiful woman who hugging her said that she would not let anyone hurt her and no one could harm her at that moment there was knock on the door and the Count's Knights burst into the room one of them said that he had grabbed the child noting that judging by the color of the eyes the count was right this was his daughter the mother

rushed to her defense and asked to let her daughter go but she was told that this was the Count's order and from that day on the girl would be raised by the nobility the woman called her Ella and continuing to cry asked her to let her daughter go and not separate them the little girl stretched her arms towards her but they held her very tightly and she was unable to break free a little later she was brought into a huge Hall the maid told her mistress that she had washed and changed the girl as she

had been asked an elegantly dressed woman with a stern look asked her name the crying girl said her name the name her mother had given her Ella at this time the man in the room noted that even their names were similar and with such a cute face she was ideal as a replacement for an illegitimate daughter after this the girl was told that her name was now sherel she was no longer the pathetic daughter of a servant but a blood Aristocrat the daughter of a countess thus the girl became a representative of the nobility with

a new name and a new Destiny 5 years after that incident it was a sunny spring day and a young girl was hiding behind the bushes she heard her name called by Lady Sherelle and she was preparing to scare the maid the girl jumped out from behind the bushes with a loud scream frightening the nanny who asked her not to do that again the maid said that she was already 10 years old but she still loved children's pranks but there was no anger in her voice she gently held the girl's face in her hands looking

at her nanny the girl said that she wanted to be a child with her after that she threw herself into her arms and said that she could call her Ella since there was no one around the maid was scared and asked not to use this name someone might hear and find out that she was her mother she told the girl that she needed to remember that her mother was not her but the Countess of otherwise they would both have problems Sherelle turned to her mother calling her The Nanny and said that she would not cause

them any problems after that she suggested to her mother that they go on a picnic when the flowers bloomed her mother was worried because if the lady found out they would be in trouble so she expressed her doubts but looking at her mother's face sherel said that the lady still didn't like her and she didn't care at all what she did then the woman whom she now called Nanny agreed after which she said that she did not understand why the mistress did not like her because she was such a sweet and beautiful girl laughing sherel

said that she her nanny was the only one in the entire Mansion who thought that way after that Sherelle was suddenly invited to the mistress and she was at a loss as to what had happened since she had been behaving well and had not missed a single lesson recently oddly enough the lady was glad to see her although she usually only found fault with her Sherelle curtsied as she had been Tau thought and asked why her mother had called her with an insincere smile the lady told her that there was no need to be afraid

of her she had not been taking care of her child at all lately it was time to be a mother in Surprise sherel thanked the woman she now called mom who asked her what had been bothering her lately fearing that her secret would be revealed sherel replied that she was fine but in her mind she wondered why this question was asked then suddenly the lady said that she had heard that sherel was going on a pic with her nanny and asked if this was true Sherelle was taken aback and didn't know what to say she

just asked how the lady knew about this in a nasty insincere voice the lady said that she didn't like seeing Sherelle spending so much time with the nanny instead of her own mother and she needed to start doing something other than playing with her Sherelle thought that only with her nanny could she truly relax but she didn't say anything out loud as if her fake mother's mood hadn't changed she said she was sorry that sherel didn't want to spend time with her then told her to go to her room Sherelle didn't understand it seemed like

her mother had scolded her but usually everything was different and here everything somehow became strange not like always remembering how her adopted mother smiled she realized that she was experiencing some strange feeling or rather a bad premonition at night a shadow appeared on the threshold of her room but sherel was fast asleep at that time a gentle hand touched her a low tender voice called her her Ella then said that she looked like an angel when she slept at that moment her mother looked sadly at her sleeping daughter and asked for forgiveness reminding her that

she had promised to always protect her but that it was no longer in her power she put The Medallion into her daughter's hand and then looking sad left unsuspecting sherel clutched the jewelry tightly in her hand and continued to sleep innocently the next day she woke up in an excellent mood noting that she had slept very well then she saw a medallion in her hand and when she opened it she found a photograph of her mother in it in it she looked as sweet and young as she had always seen her however then strange thoughts

came to her and she ran out calling for her nanny at that moment a servant unknown to her appeared on the threshold and said that from that day on she would be serving her Sherelle screamed asking where her nanny was what they had done to her and where she had gone the unperturbed maid said that she apparently needed to eat urgently as she was not herself Sherelle rushed to her grabbed her by the Hem of her apron and asked her to tell her where her nanny was she didn't need anything she just wanted to see

her with eyes full of tears she looked at the maid who said that the mistress would be extremely unhappy with her behavior sherel already understood that she most likely did something to her mother after this the girl decided that she would not cry anymore she asked the maid for forgiveness promised that she would behave well and asked her to make breakfast she mentally turned to her mother and asked her for forgiveness saying that she should have behaved well in front of the Countess clutching the locket in her hand she decided that she needed to see

the Countess and apologize to her in order to gain her favor she ran into the living room of the woman she now called Mother where she was sitting with the count and the first thing the Countess did was scold her saying that red eyes did not suit her the girl fell to her knees asked for forgiveness and said that it was all her fault and asked for her nanny to be returned the Lyon Countess said in a sugary voice that she had no desire to take anything away from her daughter not believing her sherel again

apologized for behaving inappropriately and asked to give her another chance to which the Countess asked if she really wanted to see her mother so much after she answered in the affirmative she told her that her mother had been sent to work as a maid in the north at the Duke of Lam's estate so she shouldn't be so sad she touched her adopted daughter and said that she and her husband were going to go on vacation to the north in the summer and asked if sherel wanted to go with them to which she received an affirmative

answer the count thought that this was an ideal opportunity to visit the Duke's estate and establish good relations with him and the Duke's son was young but he was already a man after that he turned to sherel and asked if she could seduce him with her face since they had after all raised her from rags to nobility the flow of memories stopped the father turned to sherel and asked asked if her husband would be happy to know the truth that she was just the daughter of a maid to which cheriel replied that it did not

matter her husband was not the type to care about such Trifles the count laughed and said it was very nice to hear her say such flattering words about him after she herself had shouted at her father and asked how he could Marry Her Off to the man who had killed her mother this was not in shelle's memories so she was shocked by what she heard and asked him again looking at her mockingly the count said that sherel had apparently fallen in love with her husband and her mother must be turning over in her grave from

this The Duchess couldn't find anything to say in response and simply shouted at him demanding that he stop the count remarked that she had better be obedient if she did not want him to get rid of her mother's grave shocked Sherelle was shocked by such words she asked how he could even say such things out loud at that moment a shadow that was Vaguely Familiar to sherel flashed past the window she stretched out her hands to her and asked if she was ready to fulfill her Duty sherel didn't know what to think she didn't remember

what she owed to this Shadow and why she felt so strange at the moment after this she again turned to her father and said that he could continue to threaten her her opinion would remain unchanged but the count noted that she no longer even cared about her own Mother's corpse she remembered how all his life he had tried to use the fact that she was illegitimate as leverage over her and if she disobeyed he would would immediately remember her mother and threaten her with her grave and all this time his words influenced her sherel realized

that she would no longer let him influence her life because she was falling apart every time no matter how hard she tried to avoid it but now she would not allow it to happen there were enough tragedies in her life she answered her father that she would not agree no matter what he threatened her with and demanded that he return back to his estate to which he cried out that he had raised her and given her in marriage to the Duke and she did not dare to resist him at that moment cheriel called out to

the Knight Amore telling her father that it was time for him to leave at that moment the knights entered the room and told their mistress to rely entirely on them after that they grabbed her father even though he resisted and threatened her that she didn't dare treat him like that and he wouldn't let it go he shouted that she was his daughter and he would never forgive her at that moment cardi ran into the room very worried as he stood behind the door for his mother and she immediately hugged her baby held him tightly to

her chest and tried not to cry however everything turned upside down in her soul Too Many Memories came flooding back and she felt bad the next day her son burst into her room holding his favorite teddy bear in his arms and asking if she was feeling better she really felt much calmer all the thoughts in her head finally cleared up so she opened her arms and offered her son a hug without hesitation he rushed into her arms and said that he brought the teddy bear to make her feel better hugging her son cheriel said she

feels happy when she is with him then the little boy asked her that since Dad was leaving for a few days he could sleep next to her while he was gone to which he immediately received permission they lay together in the large bed and sherel said out loud that they had not slept together for a very long time still pondering over the events that had just taken place she turned to her son by name to ask him a question that had been troubling her she hugged him and asked him if he had ever hated her

how he had treated her before the kid honestly admitted that he hated her very much and she had never hugged him like that before she didn't even look in his Direction when he wanted to come to her after stroking the baby's cheek and appreciating his honesty she said that she seemed to be a very bad mother to which the baby immediately agreed but then he said that he still always loved her so much that all he wanted was for her to smile at him at least once and he was glad that it finally happened happed

he noticed that at first he was irritated that she suddenly became so kind but he didn't want to be angry anymore cardi said that he loves her very much and since she loves him now too he wants her here the child did not finish the sentence Sherelle realized that her little son had simply fallen asleep without saying everything he wanted at that moment she heard a female voice asking what she had chosen since she had already been told the price at that moment she was holding out her mother's Medallion which was was left to her

after she died Sherelle remembered sitting in the cold snow and saying that she would give everything she had everything she held dear to see her mother one last time the red-haired woman replied that this would not work long dead Souls could not be retrieved she said that she could take her back in time by about 10 years to which Sherelle replied that if she couldn't meet her mother she didn't need it life without a mother had no meaning the red-haired woman replied that she was lying to her which made cheriel very indignant she was told

that the winter witch knew everything but it seemed to be just rumors then her interlocutor suggested that they argue to see who was right she threw up her hands and said that anyway Sherelle had nothing to lose from this argument if she really was telling the truth and she would give her a new life without any trickery Sherelle didn't understand what new life they were talking about to which the winter witch replied that these would be peaceful days where everyone loved her and not full of suffering which she had now returning from her memories cheriel

whispered to the sleeping baby that she loved him too she remembered how every day of her life was unbearable she wanted her mother back and was tired of enduring this pain that's why she wanted to see her so much that she was ready to sacrifice absolutely everything hugging her baby she said that she shouldn't have done it if she hadn't made that bet her baby wouldn't have had to suffer so much she thought that in the novel The torn Wings she found herself in the wings symbolized not the main character she was wrong her son

her beloved cardi had torn Wings even torn to shreds they bled causing him pain depriving him of Hope for happiness in the future and the present and it was all his mother's fault she ruined his life with her behavior it turns out that the novel was about how the main character's mother ruined her son's life and she finally realized that she had not been reborn as sherel from the novel she realized that Sherelle herself had returned to the Past by making a deal with the winter witch which is why she always thought she had feelings

for her husband and son every time she saw them her heart achd so much she knew deep down that it was all her fault this was the reason why she wanted to get along with her son so much sherel began to understand why her chest began to ache at many moments even when she mistakenly thought that she had become the real Sherelle she realized that it was really her and she had been her but long ago in another life she looked at the sleeping baby and realized IED that it was time to decide everything once

and for all and this was her only chance to correct all the mistakes Sherelle knew that the day appointed by the winter witch was approaching and now that she remembered everything she would not live the same way as before after all she has two people who love her whom she herself adores very much and does not want to harm them she decided that she needed to show her husband and son whom she had heard in the past how much she loved them and instead of a life full of suffering give them a life in which

everyone would be happy the tired Duke informed his Knights that it was time for them to return to the Palace at this point his Warriors decided to check whether all the assignments were finished to which they received the answer that this was indeed the case and they needed to move out as quickly as possible in his soul he was worried he forbade the knights who remained in the Mansion to let his wife's father in but you never know what could have happened especially since he had an anxious feeling in his soul at this point the

knights noticed that he could not return empty-handed because he had reached the Imperial Palace itself the Duke thought that he was really in too much of a hurry and had completely forgotten that he needed to give something to his wife he told the knights to wait for him there and he himself went in search of a gift for The Duchess after that he quickly returned looked down and said that there was simply nothing suitable for his wife however his Knights began to argue that it was impossible to return without gifts as this might upset his

wife then the Duke looked back and saw that on the other side of the road they were selling flowers he went over and chose purple hydrangeas for his wife asking her to give him all that was available the saleswoman cast an unfading spell on them after which he decided that they would Gallop non-stop to the Palace in order to return faster the Duke was in a great hurry worried that his wife would be fine at the moment that nothing bad would happen after that he thought that if her memories returned during this time and everything

was as before she would never come out to greet him again when they had already reached the mansion He was suddenly very surprised by The Cry of his Knights looking up he saw that his wife son and servants had come out to greet him dismounting from his horse the Duke went to his wife and told his Knights that the rest could be dealt with later for now he was at home Sherelle ran to meet him she was very happy about his arrival her eyes were shining with happiness looking at him tenderly she said that she

missed him very much and was incredibly happy to see him at that moment his father's son ran out to him with a loud cry to hug him the father hugged the baby picked him up and stroked his back feeling incredible happiness the kid started asking him questions to which the Duke said that he would tell him about everything a little later they needed to rest from the road after this he asked his son if he had looked after his mother well while he was away just as cardi was about to tell everything cheriel answered for

him that he looked after her well because he was her little Knight looking at her son she winked at him offering to support her to which cardi responded that he was a true Knight and defended his mother not wanting to ruin the sweetness of the moment after this sherel asked her husband what he had in his hands noticing flowers of a very interesting color the Duke handed her the hydrangeas saying that he had bought them because they reminded him of her Sherelle thanked him as she accepted the bouquet and felt incredibly happy surrounded by her

family after this the Duke suggested going inside as it was quite chilly outside sometime later Sherelle was sitting in her office with hydrangeas on her desk and she turned to her maid with one question The Duchess asked Margot what she would do if she found herself in a relationship that was terribly messed up through no fault of her own this question stunned her maid who said that it was very difficult to even think about it but everything depended on the situation and sherel already thought that if she wanted to unravel the problem then she needed

to try her best otherwise the problem would never be solved after which she decided that if she couldn't untangle it it would be better to just cut it off but she was a little afraid of such drastic measures at that moment Margo realized she turned to the lady and asked if her memories had returned to her she replied that after meeting with her father she remembered everything which made Margo simply boil cursing the count for tormenting her mistress the maid said that she should ask 10 masters for holy water then such devilish spawn would not

be able to enter the Duke's house smiling the lady turned to her and asked if it bothered her that she remembered everything noting that it seemed she was much more angry at her father than even Margo Margot was indignant again what kind of creature did one have to be to be able to return the mistress's Lost memories she said she was very afraid that everything would return to normal but it would happen sooner or later after this Margot said that her mistress used to have cold and unfeeling eyes but now they felt the warmth and

care of a loving person sh Arielle smiled sweetly and said that she was right and everything was fine with the return of memories they did not change in any way after this the maid ran off to look for one of the servants to ask him for holy water telling the mistress to ring the bell if she needed it at that moment a weight seemed to be lifted from chiel's Soul she realized that nothing had changed since she remembered everything she remembered her husband who thought of her and bought her flowers being so far from home

she liked such care while waiting for her husband she decided that she would not sleep until he came because she had something to talk about with him she put her son to bed and returned to the bedroom to wait for him in her bed however it turned out that he had been in her for a long time and was waiting for her to come sherel was surprised that he didn't work late to which he replied that he had been in the Imperial Palace for several days and that he simply didn't have the strength to work

until the morning after that she sat down next to him on the bed and said again that she missed him very much her husband leaned down and kissed her telling her that he had missed her so much more than she could even imagine sherel asked him if anything had happened while he was away to which her husband replied that he had been thinking only about her day and night and really wanted to see her the wife replied that such words embarrassed her a little after which she lowered her eyes and smiled happily then she said

that it was a little scary to talk when they were in such a good mood but she needed to tell him something the Duke was worried he had a bad feeling so he feared the worst consequences looking into her husband's eyes sherel said that she remembered everything that all her memories came back to her at that moment the Duke could not utter a word he was so astonished by this that he was simply speechless looking at her he said that he expected something like this after the report of the Knight Amore he assumed that this

could happen after that he asked what they had talked about with the count what he had told her Sherelle replied that he had come to ask for money that he had some problems with his business the Duke looking down replied that he had come again for money and would not stop asking for it here he decisively declared that he would forbid him from appearing in the duche and she would no longer have to endure this sherel looked at him and said that his hands were shaking that he shouldn't worry so much about her father still

looking down the Duke said he was afraid to see her look full of hatred she took his hands in hers and asked him to look at her she wanted him to make sure that everything was not so that her father had not succeeded in turning her against her husband looking straight at him she asked if there was even the slightest hint of hatred in those eyes why he thought so the Duke replied that she remained the same Sherelle with the dazzling smile that he loved so much his wife said that she would love him no

matter what then her husband got out of bed and turned to her he knelt down on one knee before her and asked if she could ever forgive him him whose parents once killed her biological mother whom she loved so much The Duchess looked at him and then the remaining memories came back to her she remembered what happened to her mother Sherelle saw herself again turning to her adopted mother and saying that she had promised that she would be able to meet her nanny at the Duke's house to which the Countess replied that she was no

longer her servant and that she could not call her just because she wanted perhaps on her next visit she would be able to see her by then they had already arrived North and were beginning to visit the Duke's house and Sherelle turned to her mother asking if she would take her with her again to which The Duchess replied in a false voice that she could not leave her daughter only she should not disgrace her in front of the Duke anymore she also said that because of shelle's mistake she was not allowed to leave her room

until tomorrow and would not be served food Sherelle stood there and simply didn't understand how she could punish her just because she fell after that she thought that it was not scary punishment would not frighten her but she had a chance to see her mother she opened the locket containing her photograph and me asked how she was doing sherel said that she misses her very very much and will look forward to meeting her and hope that it happens the next day they were again at the Duke's house and when asked why the Countess was with

her daughter again she replied that she did not want the child to grow up without motherly love the Duke's wife replied that she did not like children very much so since they were the same age as her son let them play together so that they would not interfere with the adults communication after this the count us told Sherelle that she could take a walk and spend time with the duchess's son this was only to shelle's Advantage she was very happy that she had the opportunity to look for her mother at this time the Duke's son

thought that she was crazy she was sent away and she was happy after that they were in the library with the Duke's son and Sherelle looked at him intently in an icy voice he asked her if she wanted to burn a hole in him with her gaze which angered sherel but she remembered that she had another task and smiling sweetly asked him if she could ask him one small question at the same time she addressed him informally and when he decided to clarify the reason for such familiarity she replied that she was simply older than

him when asked if he knew a maid named Sienna the Duke's son answered in the affirmative which brought cheriel into wild Delight she asked where she might be to which uran replied that he could not share information about the duch affairs with Outsiders sherel wasn't detered by this so she told him that in that case he could just walk her to her place after that looking sweetly into his eyes she told him that she would be very grateful and called him Prince he looked at her with dismay not believing that she was serious but nevertheless

agreed ikan said that he would take her to this maid after which he uttered the same overly polite words little lady had used earlier then she said a phrase that she would say more than once in the future she told him let's go for a walk some more to which he always agreed greed despite the fact that Sherelle was rather intrusive in his opinion they had a good time and later he admitted that the little Countess was a ray of light for him they often sat in the library choosing interesting books and talking to each

other and little by little a very interesting friendship developed a couple of days later they went for a walk again if earlier they went towards the lake this time sherel wanted to know what was in the opposite direction she still called him Prince this time he was in a big hurry she asked him to slow down ikan looked at her with displeasure and said that he had already taken her along these roads so many times she should have remembered everything by now she asked him to be honest if he was tired of going back and

forth with her he could just tell her where Sienna was at the moment then he turned around and said that for this she would have to answer him why she needed their maid Sherelle thought about it she couldn't tell him that Sienna was her mother she kept trying to think of something and she decided to say that she was her nanny so she is now very interested in how she is now the prince replied that the maids were currently on break so they should be somewhere nearby sherel was very happy and wanted to run but

not noticing a stone under her feet she tripped over it after that she stretched out on the grass cursing her clumsiness and carelessness the Duke offered her his arm asking if she was always so clumsy to which geriel replied that she had simply tripped when she stood up the Duke said that there was dirt on her dress and began to wipe it off after he finished he extended his hand to her and invited her to continue walking Sherelle thought at this time that no one except her mother had ever held her hand so gently but

the Duke's son pulled her out of her thoughts and asked why she didn't hurry Sherelle put all thoughts aside and they walked arm in-arm to where her mother was supposed to be she saw her in one of the rooms where she was cleaning and her heart jumped with joy again but she thought her mother looked too exhausted and tired she hadn't yet seen what had really happened to her with a loud cry she rushed to her mother to embrace her but she stood there and did not move she turned to face her and her face

looked tired there was sadness in her eyes at the same time she had long red marks on her hands which she tried to hide from her daughter so as not to worry her her own mother sat down looking at her daughter and calling her Mady asked how she was doing in her usual playful manner sherel put her hands at her sides and told her mother to tell the story first looking at the face of her beloved daughter Sienna said that she had missed her very much all this time and that she could not imagine how

happy she was that her daughter had come to see her Sherelle hugged her and replied that she would come and visit her more often now that she finally had the opportunity at that moment her mother's wound opened and blood began to flow she thought that she couldn't let her daughter see this looking at cheriel she apologized to her and said that they needed to say goodbye as she had to go to work the little girl already happy that the meeting had taken place told her that everything was fine and that she would definitely come back

to her one day she rushed off to meet her mother again and she managed to see her almost every day for 10 days she ran into the room where she was cleaning but saw her mother on the floor Sherelle tried to hug her after which she noticed that there were traces of Blood on the back of her snow white apron she realized that all this time she had naively assumed that the Countess did not assume that she was dating her mother this was a big mistake her mother was getting worse and worse and sherel knew

she had to do something to earn the countess's forgiveness so that the beatings would stop she rushed into the living room where the women were sitting and turned to the Mistress of the house asking that she be heard her mother immediately scolded her saying that she shouldn't barge in so unceremoniously to which The Duchess said that she was ready to listen to her sherel began to say stammering and jabbering that among the servants who had arrived from the Count's estate one maid was in a terrible State she didn't know what was wrong with her but

she had blood all over her back and a fever The Duchess calmly sipped her tea and said that she had heard that the maid had been shelle's Nanny and that she seemed to have loved her very much however she noticed that now this maid belonged to her and she did not know what she could do in this situation after that she asked if she wanted Sherelle to ask for a doctor and all this for the sake of the maid at that moment Sherelle realized that the duchess didn't care at all about her maid she was

sitting there with an imperturbable look looking at chiel's face the The Duchess thought about how funny her expression was and said that if the Countess agreed she might consider treating the maid's wound a little looking at her mother sherel asked for forgiveness hoping that she would have mercy but the Countess said that despite the duchess's kindness she was ready to refuse it at the same time laughing maliciously she declared that her daughter was too compassionate even when it came to someone so low but this time she was not going to indulge her in this trait

the duess remarked that such habits should be eradicated as soon as possible and she herself felt so good today but could not resist beating up the smiling Maids when she saw them at this point it began to Dawn on cheriel that it was not the Countess who was making her mother feel bad but the duchess who was treating her so badly the woman turned to her adopted daughter and said that she needed to apologize to The Duchess for her rudess after which she suggested that they go for a walk together realizing that she could not

change anything Sherelle curtsied and asked The Duchess for forgiveness after this she ran out of the room followed by the taunts of two women and in the coridor she met the Duke's son she realized that the reason she was taken along was just so she could watch her mother die at which point the Duke's son lowered his eyes clenched his fists and asked her for forgiveness in her worst mood she looked at him and asked if he really knew about everything she remembered his look the way he looked at her when she asked about the

maid he knew that his mother was beating her her and he was silent he didn't tell her anything Sherelle attacked him with her fists saying that she believed him and he was not telling her the truth Ian continued to ask her forgiveness for hurting her without meaning to she turned sharply and walked away feeling like an idiot for trusting him and asking how much he enjoyed fooling her Sherelle screamed at him that she hated him with all her heart and hoped that she would never meet such bad people like him again The Duchess returned from

your memories she was still there next to her husband tears were streaming down her face which the Duke began to wipe away trying to calm her down she suddenly laughed and said that she didn't understand what was happening to her apparently because of the memories of her mother too many feelings were spilling out sherel asked her husband for forgiveness for her emotionality as she did not want him to see her tears the Duke lowered his eyes and said that she had nothing to apologize for that it was all his fault sherel invited him to sit

next to her and asked if he would be interested in knowing what her first impression of him had been he didn't expect such a question but she dragged it out and wanted him to guess what she thought then the Duke suggested that she might think he was a cool illustrious heir to the Duke of lam to which she laughed and said that when she first met him she thought he was a real jerk and hugged him tightly she told him that what he hadn't told her about what was happening to her mother even though he

knew seemed disgusting to her after which she added that nevertheless it was so warm calm and cozy to walk with him pretending that she was looking around the mansion and when she teased him that he was a great and incredible Duke he frowned so funny after meeting with her mother she went for a walk with him and looked at flowers for the rest of the day it was even fun to read with him she liked him since childhood the Duke replied that he liked her very much and at some point every smile of hers began

to evoke feelings in him Sherelle asked her husband for forgiveness to which he replied in bewilderment that he did not understand why he should forgive her since he took all the blame solely on himself he said he knew Sienna suffered at the hands of his mother and still blames himself for not being able to change anything looking into her husband's eyes sherel said that he was not to blame for anything because he himself was only a child then but the Duke again reproached himself for not being able to help her mother then for not being

able to protect her Sherelle tried to calm him down she understood that he was a very kind and good person he had been like that since childhood the Duke regretted that he had a chance to save that woman but he couldn't because of this she lost her mother Sherelle replied that she reminded him of this all the time she ruined their relationship demanding that he answer for actions that were not his and trying to ruin his life after which she reminded him that he had also suffered at the hands of his mother she knew that

he had secretly treated her mother's wound wounds even though he had been beaten with whips for it The Duchess said that he should not blame himself for this and that she had unnecessarily taken out her anger on him she said that she forgave him and wanted to always be with him after which they merged in a tender kiss cardi woke up at this time and thought that he missed his mother he wanted to see her so much but she did not allow him to sleep with her he remembered how she told him that he couldn't

go to her place yet the baby talked to his bear and said that it was very suspicious I what could have happened why he couldn't see his own mother cardi suddenly thought that she was upset by her dad's return and he urgently wanted to ask her about it he ran down the hallway intending to visit his mother and find out what was going on and what had happened but then Margo appeared on his way greeted him and said that it was just a wonderful night cardi responded somewhat rudely as to why she was there when

no one had invited her the maid replied that she was outside his room to make sure he went to bed on time when asked why he was so unhappy party replied that he was already big and did not need to be looked after Margot without further Ado asked if he was angry because it was she who came to visit him and not his mother the kid became embarrassed and said that it was not true then Margo decided to calm him down and replied that she wanted to tell him one little secret and that her mistress

had prepared a surprise for him so she told him not to go to her card's mind was filled with his favorite walnut cake and other gifts but he decided to ask Margot what the surprise was the good natured maid replied that she had been told not to tell but that she was willing to share this great secret with him if he would keep silent to which he agreed Margo whispered to him that his mother wanted to give him a little brother or sister cardi thought about it and remembered how Margo had said before that if

he didn't sleep with his mom he might have a little brother Margo said that children are brought by a special bright bird which may not always come she told the confused little boy that it was absolutely necessary for a couple in love to be together so that she would appear more often if the baby does not sleep with them then the chances of getting a brother or sister will be much greater this bird is very sensitive so it can only fly in at special times at night and stay only until the morning Margot thought to

herself that she was very sorry to have to lie to the young Master but out loud she said that if the bird flew away she would not be able to take the baby so the parents asked him not to come the puzzled child realized that it was also about him because he himself told his dad that he wanted a young brother and if that was the case then he could wait Margot calmed him down and said that they would still be able to meet with their mother they would just have to be patient for a

little while to which the baby replied that he was ready because then he could become an older brother and that was what he wanted so much the next day sherel sat at her desk minding her own business noting that her entire body achd her husband came up from behind and told her that she had worked enough for today frightening her again with his silent steps he said he came in because he was afraid she was not feeling well he wanted to make sure she was okay Sherelle replied that she just needed a couple of days

off and asked why her husband wasn't working right now he stroked her cheek and said that there was nothing more important in the world than her so he came to visit her afterwards he noted that he had not asked his wife that day about something that was bothering him she became embarrassed and said that she was ready to answer any question he asked then the Duke asked what the count had actually told her on his last visit when he came to see her the count threatened that if she did not give him the money he

asked for he would tell the Duke that she was not really a blood Noble woman but her husband already knew about it she had already told him that Sienna was her biological mother she remembered how she had told the young Duke her secret and how he had kept it these words struck the Duke and then he understood why she was so interested in this maid the Duke couldn't believe that her father dared to threaten her like that was it really only because of this that she had been holding back all this time sherel replied that

apart from this threat he said he would get rid of her mother's grave she simply had no choice the Duke wondered when it had started how long it had been going on and why he hadn't known about it before looking down sherel noted that it wasn't his fault her father had started threatening her with the grave a long time ago the first time it happened was when she refused to marry the Duke and then hell began for her she had been trying to get rid of his influence for a long time and the count said

that he had buried her mother somewhere nearby she believed him even knowing that it could be a lie but she had a glimmer of hope Sherelle did not want her mother to suffer because of her even after death and the count often punished his daughter before marrying her off to the Duke he starved her but sometimes he could also beat her but that is already in the past she managed to get rid of his influence and she is glad that she has her husband it wasn't easy for ikan either and it was after this that

she began to blame him for all her misfortunes Sherelle knew she had made their lives a living hell and felt guilty towards her own mother she also hated her husband because he came back for her so late when it was already impossible to change anything all this time she felt only hatred towards him her impeccable husband said that he understood that everything was fine he had no bad feelings towards her sherel asked him to forgive her for her behavior because she was just a traumatized child but now she wants to make amends with him and

her son the husband kissed her tenderly on the forehead and said that there was no need to do anything they loved her just the way she was after that he turned to her and said that he wanted to discuss one more small matter she asked if he was going to ask her again if she loved him while unknowingly flirting with her own husband the Duke replied that he was ready to say this constantly because his love was very strong however after that he became sad and said that he had another thing that she needed to

know about Sher thought they had discussed everything but she still agreed to listen the Duke said it was about her mother about Sienna he knows where she was secretly buried Sherelle was simply shocked she did not expect this all this time she could not even go to her mother's grave she asked how he knew and why he wanted to visit her biological mother's grave looking at the floor the Duke said that he felt guilty and deeply regretted the past and the feeling of guilt did not leave him so he visited her mother's grave Sherelle was

surprised by such an Impulse because he was still the smallest then he was just a child and her mother was an Ordinary Servant she didn't think at all that she would be buried she couldn't help but believe her father when he said that her grave was not far from the Count's estate but her husband confirmed these words that this was indeed the case and he knew where she was after which he asked if she wanted to go with him to her anniversary and visit her Sherelle happily agreed after which she thought about it and asked

why he didn't tell her about it the Duke feared that this might seem manipulative so he kept an eye on the grave himself sherel threw herself into his arms and endlessly thanked him her Noble husband he kept saying that this was the only thing he could do for her and asked for forgiveness sherel stopped him because he had already done a lot she suddenly felt warmth spreading through her body and it began to seem to her that she could still be called her mother's daughter after this she began to have doubts and asked herself whether

she really deserved such love why her her husband was so kind to her he remembered what a dark cruel life he lived when he was little he had one ray of light that warmed him and gave him endless hope for the best and that ray of light was Sherelle Illuminating the darkness with her bright smile and her promise that she would stay with him no matter what since childhood he wanted this to happen he wanted their love to be Eternal Sherelle hugged her husband even tighter now confident that her feelings were not unrequited that they

were mutual at this time the count was sitting in his office and thinking that he had not raised his daughter correctly because even threats about the grave were not working on her now he sat and wondered what other way he could get her to do what he wanted when he heard a knock after this quick steps were heard in the office to which the count grumbled that he had not invited anyone in here she saw a young man impeccably dressed who said that he had not seen his uncle for a long time the count was

not pleased with the new visitor he replied that if he was going to beg him again to give up the title of count he could go free the young man explained that he had heard some amazing news which made him decide to visit his uncle the count could not resist swung his Cane at him and began calling the servants demanding that they remove this boar from his estate however no one answered his call which made the count even more Angry the nephew noted that if he had not been so greedy before and had given him

the title himself everything would have been fine after this he invited two knights into the room who clearly did not come with good intentions They seized the count despite his cries none of the servants even entered the office after that they threw him to the floor and tied him up which the owner of the estate did not expect at all continuing to shout and call for servants the nephew said that he had every right to the title and that Duke lram had provided him with funds to restore the house he asked his uncle if it

wasn't he himself blinded by anger who drove everyone out of the estate so no one could come to his Aid and this might be their last meeting after this he told the knights that the cause of his uncle's death would be an accident and the count himself that his miserable body would be thrown into the forest to be eaten by wild animals and he should be glad that he would at least help someone the count called him an ungrateful creature and said that they would still pay the threats continued but it did not help in

the light of the Moon the Count's corpse was thrown out of the carriage with the Knights instructed to do so away from the road they left his body as far away as they could and then simply walked away at this time the winter witch appeared and said that it was time to take what was rightfully hers she extended her hand and asked the invisible interlocutor if he was ready to talk to her a couple of days later Sherelle was going about her business when the maid asked her if everything was okay and how she was

feeling she replied that thanks to the potion her husband had brought she felt great and was recovering very quickly the maid expressed great joy for her then said that while she was resting she had received received a letter Sherelle wasn't expecting any messages so she was very surprised and asked who it was from she was shocked to learn that it was from VI count fernell as she accepted the letter she hoped that everything was okay with her and then proceeded to open it she remembered that she had planned to organize a tea party once she

had fully recovered however after reading it she informed her maid that she had urgent business to attend to when Margot asked her about her mistress's condition she replied that a charming and sweet girl was coming to their Mansion her worried look changed to a joyful one and Margot immediately picked up her mood Sherelle said that a little girl with pink hair and sparkling golden eyes like her son was coming she told Margot that the castle needed to be prepared in the best possible way to welcome its guests with dignity to this the efficient maid told

her not to worry promising that they would prepare everything from dishes to gifts and the lady could completely rely on them after the maid left sherel thought about what Mrs fornell had written to her she said that she was so so much better that she could already go for walks however she was confused as to why the vi Countess continued to address her as a fairy it was a little awkward then she decided that being someone's fairy was interesting after all and before she herself wanted some sorceress to help her she prayed to be with

her mother but her prayers were not heard that's probably why she liked little Leia so much because she reminded her of her own childhood Sherelle thought that fairies do not exist but there are people who who have experienced the same pain and do not want others to go through it she looked out the window and sent out a message of Hope to the heavens that her mother would be able to see that she was doing well on the anniversary of her death mentally gazing at the sky she kept thinking that she would definitely fulfill her

promise she just needed to wait a little she would bring her husband and son whom she loved so much to introduce her to her the next morning cardi who had risen early asked what they were preparing for so early in the morning crouching down to be closer to her son Sherelle said that he would be bringing two very important guests with him today cardi didn't understand who they were talking about because his mother had never told him anything about this before Sherelle had already pictured in her head how her son and Leah would become friends

and this girl would become his future wife she couldn't wait to see them together she kept wondering if Cardy would fall in love with the Vic countess's daughter since they were still so young and didn't even know each other yet breaking out of her revery sherel told her son that lady fornell was coming to visit bringing with her a sweet little girl her son's age after which she asked him to be kinder to her cardi was about to get indignant but his mother managed to bribe him although he said that the girls were too annoying

nevertheless he promised his mother that he would be polite to her after which his mother suggested that they seal the agreement in the usual way she extended her little finger thanking the baby and promising to fulfill his wish C replied that he could handle it he always kept his word to his mother sherel immediately agreed that he had never let her down and then pulled him into a tight hug she immediately promised him that if everything went well she would definitely make him his favorite walnut pie This Promise inspired the child even more after which

he firmly decided that he would cope with the task set for him at that moment the sound of an approaching Carriage Was Heard and the mother took her son by the hand to go greet the guests Margo who had come out early to meet the arrival was pleased with the fine weather as there was not a cloud in the sky and cherel noted that she was very glad that the day was warm as she was worried that lady forel's condition was not yet so good a carriage drawn by four horses arrived and chiel's heart began

to flutter her friend came out with her daughter who looked incredibly lovely Margot who adored all children immediately noted that the girl was simply an angel and sherel herself was very touched noticing that they had dressed up very much for their visit to the the Duke's Mansion the spontaneous girl ran towards Sherelle shouting Mrs fery which completely puzzled her the servants whispered behind her back saying that they knew that Madame was very beautiful like a fairy but still calling her by that name seemed strange and Sherelle wanted to sink through the ground from embarrassment at

this point Leah apologized for not visiting her for so long and said that she was very glad to see Mrs Ferry again Sherelle knew that there was nothing she could do about the child's childish naivity right now now but it really bothered her she sat down next to Leia and then asked her to try not to call her a fairy the girl immediately became frightened saying that she did not want to reveal her identity and vehemently asked for forgiveness then a terrible thought flashed through her mind and she asked if she was really going to

take away the luck she had given her knowing that she would never hurt this girl Sherelle had just started to say that there was nothing wrong with it when cardi intervened and told her to move away from his mother Sherelle looked at her son with concern not expecting such harsh behavior from such a well-mannered boy the son firmly said that she was not her fairy but his mother so there was no need to cause her trouble at this point Sherelle felt that all her hopes for bringing her children closer were collapsing but the Vic Countess

intervened telling her daughter that she must be polite to The Duchess otherwise the young Duke would be angry with her The Duchess however took note of Lady forel's appearance noting that she looked much better now than she had last time the vi Countess replied that they had indeed not seen each other for a long time and that she looked better thanks to the duchess she then turned to her daughter and said that she should make sure that she greeted everyone properly the little girl immediately asked for forgiveness in front of everyone then said in a

rather secular tone that she had been very excited and had not realized her mistakes she thanked The Duchess for the invitation and said that she really wanted to visit there not daring to be angry angry with such an angel sherel replied that everything was fine and she shouldn't worry she wouldn't take away her luck after that she said that she had only one request that she have a lot of fun today and asked if she could fulfill it to which little Leia who at first almost called her a fairy again corrected herself and said that

she would do everything as The Duchess said after this the girl asked the little Duke for forgiveness and said that she also did not like it when people were rude to her mother and that she valued her very much both Children looked slightly embarrassed and so cute that Sherelle was worried if they were okay since her son was so sensitive after that he looked down benevolently and said that since the girl had apologized everything was fine then he himself asked for forgiveness since his mother had asked him to be more polite but it seemed that

he had frightened the girl after this the children accepted each other's apologies and shook hands cardi was a little confused by how tightly Leia was squeezing his hand and didn't know what to do about it the spontaneous little girl said that she was glad that he had become her second friend of the same age as her and suggested that they have a lot of fun cardi desperately tried to take his hand away although Leah noted that she was fine with it because his was so soft and warm chuckling to herself The Duchess thought that he

was already uncomfortable with her and that they reminded her of her and her husband when they were little she turned to her son and asked if he would show the new guest their estate to which the son replied that he would do do so after this cardi turned to the girl and asked her name looking him straight in the eye the girl replied that she was ciria then asked how to address him cardi as always introduced himself in full and called himself card Lam Leia decided to clarify whether she should call him by his name

Cardel the baby replied that he didn't care what she called him although The Duchess immediately noted that he rarely allowed anyone to call him by his name which meant he liked her cardi immediately called Leah to follow him and she immediately and cheerfully agreed the Vic Countess noted that she really hopes that the children will have fun together after which she asked The Duchess if there was somewhere for a casual conversation where no one could overhear them The Duchess was prepared for this she understood that the questions were probably bothering her guest now she needed

to pretend that she didn't know anything and continue the conversation in the direction that would be convenient for her holding a cup of tea in her hands lady fornell noted that this was the the same tea that The Duchess had given her last time she said that before she asked her anything she would like to say that she came here mainly because she wanted to personally Express her gratitude to her Sherelle decided to pretend there was no need to thank her to which the vi Countess objected saying that the Duchess of lam was to her

the fairy gersan who had given her good luck she lowered her eyes and asked for forgiveness saying that she was just joking so as not to embarrass The Duchess further then she expressed her gratitude since until recently she had lived very restlessly thinking that she had not been given much time she wanted to see her daughter grow up but over time her illness only got worse and then no one could cure her The Duchess politely inquired how she was feeling now whether there was any Improvement the vi Countess replied that thanks to the flowers The

Duchess had sent her she could even make short trips like this with her daughter she said that just seeing her daughter's smile made her eyes water and she was very grateful to The Duchess for sending FL hours sherel assured that there was no need to thank her because she was just a mother who was worried about her child so she couldn't help but sympathize with her the Vic Countess asked how The Duchess knew how to treat her illness The Duchess hesitated she remembered how it was in the book she read only there was a different

situation then her son who loved kirenia tried to calm her down saying that he would find a way to cure her no matter what the cost Leia tried to push him away not wanting him to put into much effort to which he responded that she was his only ray of light he said that he couldn't lose her even if it was just an act of his selfishness in fact sherel knew how to cure this disease because Leia had the same disease as lady fornell the son searched the entire continent in search of a way to

save his beloved and actually found a cure knowing she couldn't tell the truth she chose her words carefully saying that she had noticed that the vi countess's body did not look naturally weak so she thought it was a manifestation of some kind of illness she didn't know that anything could be done about it but she really wanted to help her and everyone says that Moon flowers remove various causes of illnesses from the body even when they are in the tea that she gave her the Vic Countess noted that at the moment when everyone predicted her

death The Duchess suddenly appeared out of nowhere and sent her these flowers it was like a miracle she said that now that she has a future she wonders what kind of life she will have The Duchess replied does she not guess that as before she will happily spend her days with her daughter and give her all her love living surrounded by those whom she loves and who love her the vi Countess lamented that she did not even know how she could repay such a great service The Duchess replied that she should simply live happily that

would be the greatest reward for her at this time cardi and Leah were walking through the garden the girl was delighted with its size and the plants planted in it she kept chat ing away asking cardi what part of the garden he liked best the young Duke turned to her and asked if he could ask her to stop bothering him to which the upset girl asked if she was bothering him at this moment the servants were on full alert to ensure that the children would not get bored in any way cardi LED Leah to his

favorite gazebo and sat her down on a chair at this point Margot noted that the young gentleman had already begun to court lady Leia and she had taken the liberty of preparing several desserts for them asking them not to be shock shy and to tell her if they wanted more after this Margo said that they would leave them alone so that they could enjoy their time together which left cisel extremely embarrassed Leia was absolutely delighted that they could eat all of it there really were a lot of desserts she wished her bone up te and

decided to try the Strawberry Tart cardi noted to himself that it was very tiring when everyone was talking non stop but kinia was actually really cute when she was quiet at this time the girl finished the cake and said that this strawberry cake was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted Cardel stood up with a sigh and walked towards her which surprised her a lot she wondered what she could have done wrong he handed her a napkin and told her that she needed to wipe her face she had cream all around her mouth kinia

blushed very sweetly and suddenly muttered that she had learned to eat like a lady but was still not good enough at it she became so agitated that cisel decided that she needed to be calmed down he said that this sometimes happened to him too the girl was embarrassed and asked if it was the same with him since he was such a well-mannered boy to which he replied that they were just children looking at the Duke kirenia said that he looked so much like his mother not used to such compliments cardi asked again after which he

agreed kirenia clarified that she meant that he and Duchess Lam are very similar although at first meeting the Duke looks cold in reality he is as gentle as a strawberry tart citel was indignant and asked what she was saying to which karia only laughed he nevertheless condescendingly agreed that the Girl Most Likely had a Keen Eye he really did look a lot like his mother and this flattered him the girl noted that he was probably as good as Mrs lram cardi couldn't believe that he was good just because he had a good mom he found

it very strange at that moment Leia said that she was very glad that she had a new friend because there was no one else except radius Cardel remembered a boy he had played with before who loved to tease kiria said that they meet most often because her mother and radius's mother are close friends sometimes he comes to visit them with his mother she really likes it when they play with him because he is so kind Cardel was confused and asked if she always spoke so openly about how much she liked the people around her embarrassed

Leia replied that she didn't really like everyone just some of her acquaintances cisel who liked to probe for the truth asked her if she was the one who said that she liked playing with radius she replied that yes when they walk they always have fun and she always smiles when she said this she smiled so tenderly that citel felt a slight Pang in his chest and he thought how beautiful she really was he was embarrassed and thought that this was happening to him because she was the one who first stuck to him and didn't let

go and now she was telling him how they like to play with radius what she was doing in general then he took her cake and said that he would finish her tart thus expressing his emotions which the little girl immediately understood she asked if he was angry with her for what she said then she did something he never expected she reached out and stroked his head cardi was taken aback and didn't know what to say he only asked her what she was doing she replied that she thought he looked angry and decided to calm him

down kinia said that her mother always does this to her and it usually makes her feel better right away after which she asked if he didn't like being patted on the head at that moment cisil wondered why he was suddenly so excited he felt strange from her touch he asked why she continued to speak to him so formally to which the girl replied that he was the son of a Duke and she was a lady with good manners the baby replied that she was still a child and had yet to grow into a lady after

which he told her to stop touching him he condescendingly allowed her to speak to him in the way she felt most comfortable without necessarily having to adopt a formal tone the girl was very glad about this because she herself did not like to stick to small talk she told him that she could finally relax and he looked and thought that as soon as he said it she was already so happy this girl's emotional changes were too rapid after which he looked at her and thought that she wasn't so bad he just couldn't understand what was

going on at that moment she jumped up from her chair and told him that he had never said her name and he even recoiled in Surprise not knowing what to answer cardi pulled himself together and told her how he should address her then the girl replied that her name was kinia that was what she should be called they were now friends and she took his hand again cardi said her name thoughtfully then asked her to move away a little because she was too close the girl liked the way he said her name after which she

smiled sweetly at that moment Margo arrived and asked if everything was okay after which she said that it was already late and she had come to pick up the children cisel was surprised that the sun was already setting and he was so carried away with her that he did not notice how time flew by at this point kirania pulled him in and said that their mothers would be worried so he needed to hurry up the ladies were already saying goodbye Leia's mother put on her hat after which she thanked The Duchess for the past day

Sherelle wished her a good journey and noted that such a long journey must be difficult the vicus told The Duchess not to worry because thanks to her she would soon be completely healthy and would be able to travel long distances Leia asked cisel if she could come back to see him again the discouraged little boy replied that he agreed and would ask that the Strawberry Tart that she liked so much be made for her arrival The Duchess was absolutely delighted that the children had become so close and thought that their happy future was practically guaranteed

the whole family said goodbye to the vi counts and her daughter and invited them to come at any time dear kinia said goodbye to them and wished them a quick meeting with the duchess and her son a couple of days later The Duchess was awakened by a loud noise early in the morning she looked out the window to see what was going on and saw her maid Margot and her son sprinkled the ground from some bottles her son tried tried very hard and Margo constantly encouraged him The Duchess remembered that Margo had said that she

needed to ask 10 gentlemen for holy water and she had actually brought it so much did she want to protect the dukal palace from the devil's spawn Sherelle thought that Margot was taking the matter too seriously she thought that she would take one bottle and calm down but in the end she took many bottles and gave them to everyone which led to some kind of Festival in the yard she thought that even if the Duke was not poor maybe she should stop them Sherelle threw on her cloak and met sir Amore in the courtyard who

immediately became concerned about why she had gone outside in such a bitter cold The Duchess replied that while she was lying in bed she heard them sprinkling the ground and could not help but come out the Knight said that after that incident the Deacon was so angry that he prepared a lot of holy water even giving each night a bottle she looked at it and wondered if it was already empty and he had already splashed everything the Knight replied that it was the master's order he said not to skimp on such things and the Knight

himself would not want anything to happen to her he noted that it might be a waste of money but he had no way to refuse then Sherelle asked if there was any holy water left for her she would like to sprinkle it in her room the Knight replied that he still had a little and he was ready to give it to her at this time she saw Margot and her son clapping their hands and thought that they were having quite a lot of fun together she decided not to interfere and went home otherwise they would

persuade her to join them and she didn't want that at all now Sherelle touched her neck and suddenly felt as if something was missing there after her memories returned she suddenly found that pendant with her mother's portrait she couldn't understand where it went she remembered how she had offered it to the winter witch as it was all that was left to her from her late mother Sherelle remembered how she had held it out as a gift if only the witch would help her see her mother just one more time to which the capricious witch replied

that The Souls of the Dead could not be brought back and that she could not help her in any way Sherelle thought she had some vague memories of it and couldn't understand her feelings she continued to feel that she did not deserve this happiness after which she thought hadn't she remembered everything maybe there was something left then suddenly she heard her husband's voice behind her asking what she was doing outside in such severe cold she jumped again not yet used to him approaching so quietly so he was again surprised by her reaction his assistant looking

out from behind the Duke wished her good morning and the Duke himself said that he was going to go somewhere on business he turned to her looked at her carefully and said that she had an unhealthy complexion was everything okay with her she didn't say anything to him she just looked away sadly and assured him that everything was fine he smiled and asked her what she was thinking about in her proud Solitude when she would get over this habit and why she couldn't tell her husband everything directly Sherelle realized that she couldn't tell him what

she was thinking at which time the Duke's assistant decided that he was Superfluous and went about his business the Duke noted that his assistant continued to do things he was not asked to do and looked at him with displeasure sherel asked if he didn't need to hurry since he had important things to do the Duke replied that nothing was more important to him than her and her worries asking again what was troubling her after that he looked into her eyes uncertainly and asked if she was angry with him what he had done wrong Sherelle didn't

understand where such thoughts came from in his head but it became clear to her that she couldn't tell him what the reason was and about the memories so she urgently needed to come up with something looking at him with displeasure she suddenly said that she didn't like the way he called her this phrase completely discouraged the Duke he was somewhat shocked and surprised and at this time sherel was urgently coming up with an explanation then she remembered how the vi Countess had told her that she and her husband did not call each other by their

first names but used cute nicknames Sherelle expressed this thought to the Duke who was a little surprised said that he had never thought about it hesitated for a second and asked her a question to which she did not yet know how to answer he asked what she would like them to call each other since she had brought it up Sherelle babbled that you can call each other darling or sweetheart there is also dear beloved she told her husband to choose something because she wanted them to call each other something special like Madame fornell the husband

smiled and said that he didn't care what she called him even a simple shortened name already made him happy here she remembered that she already called her husband by the abbreviation of ikan and trying to get out of the situation suggested that he call each other my love Ken asked why my love and he said it so simply that she became indignant just saying that made her shudder and he says that phrase so calmly that it's infuriating the husband asked her not to look away he lifted her chin to look into her eyes sherel replied

that he was doing too well it was not even fair and she was ashamed maybe she should leave Keon after all she asked if maybe he was so perfect because he was a nobleman and she was not then suddenly changed the subject and said that he needed to go back to his assistant the husband replied that he wouldn't mind waiting a little after which she changed the subject and asked if he could spare some time for her in the next couple of days she wanted to visit her mother the anniversary of her death was coming

up soon Keon replied that she shouldn't worry he would adjust his schedule to go there with her he would fulfill her request she threw herself into his arms and thanked him warmly from the bottom of her heart it was truly very dear to her on the appointed day the three of them set out on their Journey the son in his father's arms asking where they were going looking back at him Sherelle said that they were going to see a very important person for her mother about whom she had already told her son the sensitive little

boy asked why she was so sad then whether this man was bothering her as much as his grandfather Sherelle stroked her son's head and said that it was not so besides it was she who gave her life her husband asked her if she was okay and if she was too excited about the upcoming meeting sherel replied that she was happy that she would finally meet her near one of the temples they were greeted by a minister who said that he had been waiting for them the husband asked the monk to lead them to the appointed

place after which they all followed him Sherelle didn't expect her mother to be in such a well place she noted that the grave is looked after very well here she could not even imagine that her husband would take such good care of it the attendant LED them to the right place and Sherelle immediately turned around and headed towards the grave the husband decided not to disturb her and give her time to be alone with her mother suggesting that his son take a short walk Ken told his son that he knew he had a lot of

questions but asked him to try to control himself for now and the little boy agreed he still clarified because his mother said that they would meet someone important to her but there was no one there cardi couldn't understand why they hadn't seen him yet to which the Duke replied that it would be difficult for him to understand yet he was too young but some people look at life differently cardi was indignant as usual saying that age had nothing to do with it that he was the heir to the lam house and would easily understand everything

that was said to him the father laughed and said that the fact that his son was reacting like that already showed that he was still young the kid suddenly changed the subject and asked if his grandfather would ever come back to their mansion again after the way he had behaved the last time the Duke noted that his son was very worried about his mother after which he admitted that he was also very worried about it but everything would be fine he did everything in his power to ensure that his feet would never set foot on

their estate again he said he knew it was wrong to tell such details to a child but there was one thing that in fact Lord Owen was already dead at the same time he asked the baby not to tell his mother anything since she didn't know anything about it yet cardi agreed without question feeling better knowing that the man would never show up in their mansion again after which he said that he would keep his father's Secret in order to preserve peace in his home he told the Duke what Margot had said about a special

bird that would bring him a brother or sister and that it would only appear If the parents loved each other very much not understanding what special bird was being talked about the Duke asked the child again trying not to seem intrusive cardi explained that if they fought again the bird would not bring anyone that's what Margo told him he said he was trying to spend less time with his mother to keep his promise so his father should try harder suddenly it started to rain and it became very damp and cold the baby suggested returning to

his mother she stood over the tombstone which said that Sienna Who Loved Ella more than anything in the world was buried here Sherelle told her mother that she now had a child too that she had been the most important person to her but now she had people who loved her and cared for her so she will no longer live with regrets alone she knows that her mother would not hate her even if she did not visit her but asked for forgiveness for not coming for so long hugging her mother's Tombstone she said that she loved

her very much that she loved her more than anything in the world at this time she heard approaching footsteps and her mother's loud scream her son ran towards her through the puddles worried about why she was crying not wanting to upset the baby she said it was just rain that it was just drops running down her cheeks then she hugged him and said that there was nothing to worry about but she wanted to introduce her to someone very important to her cardi replied that it was probably worth going back since the weather was like this

but she stopped him sherel said she wanted him to say something namely that he was her favorite son the kid looked around and said that there was no one around to whom he should tell this the mother explained that this man rests underground he went on a journey to a distant star are so he is not visible here the kid decided to pretend that he understood everything and said after that hello I am my mother's beloved Son my name is cisel lram and one day I will become a Duke better than my father then the

Duke appeared threw a cloak over his son and admired his ambition after this the Duke covered his wife he took capes from the monks she might catch a cold the Duke took his wife by the hand and asked her if she was better as he so desired then he said that he was very glad glad that they were finally able to come here together and asked for forgiveness for making her wait so long after which he turned to chiel's mother and said that she should not worry and rest in peace from now on he would

do everything to make his wife smile more often than anyone else in the world Sherelle wondered if he really talked to her mother every time he came here it seemed so sweet to her altogether holding hands they stood in front of the grave and sherel at this time told her mother that this was her dear son and next to him stood her beloved husband the little boy understood the solemnity of the moment and decided not to disturb it with his questions he simply silently took his mother's hand her husband understood this much more deeply and

humbly remained silent Sherelle said that they all came together to meet her she said that she now lives happily feels loved and asked not to worry about her and to rest in peace after which she promised that she would visit her more often after coming home Sherelle took off her clothes the rain did not stop even the house was already cold she decided that she would go to bed early today already lying under the blanket she thought about how tired she was and began to fall asleep here she seemed to go underwater and suddenly woke

up in some space where she could not see anything everything was as if in a fog Sherelle lay in some cold space not feeling her body not understanding where she was and what was happening to her she stood up and began to look around but it was so cold around Sherelle even patted her cheeks to see if she was sleeping suddenly she heard a sound that both frightened and Confused her Sherelle saw her mother's amulet which she had been looking for she rushed and screamed asking them not to take him not even understanding who she

was talking to she just felt the loss then an unexpected picture appeared The Amulet was not taken away in fact it was in her hands it was in the hands of her former self who stood and held it out as a gift Sherelle heard a voice and the question she had heard before whether she was willing to pay followed by her answer that she was she heard herself say that she would give all her money everything she had just to meet her mother once more to which the red-haired woman replied that it wouldn't work her

mother was dead and she was already powerless when the winter witch said she could turn back time 10 years the girl replied that if she still wouldn't see her mother she didn't need it there was no point in her life the winter witch laughed and said that she was a liar to which cheriel replied that it was not true she said in an indignant tone that she had heard that the winter witch knew everything but it turned out that this was not true the red-haired woman looked into shelle's eyes and said that she was trying

to hide something after that she offered her a bet and said that Sherelle would not lose this bet if of course she was telling the truth if she won then the winter witch would give her a new life for free Sherelle asked what new life she was talking about the witch replied that it was a completely different one where she was loved by everyone and was not forced to suffer and grieve she offered her a peaceful and loving life and asked if she was willing to argue Sherelle still had doubts she didn't understand why she

should agree to this because she would never see her mother again anyway she no longer had any meaning in life the winter witch said that it might not be the life where she lives happily with her mother but it would definitely be better than the one Sherelle lives now she narrowed her eyes and said that maybe she would let her meet her mother for a moment even if not she will have a completely different life which will be very different from the previous one where she will be loved and happy Sherelle let out a loud

cry which sounded like she hoped to meet her beloved mother again but the winter witch said that everything depended on her mood when the time came to fulfill the Winner's wish she said that she was quite capricious and could not guarantee that she would keep her promise to which cheriel replied that she knew that she was telling the truth which meant that she would win then the winter witch leaned over to her and said that the BET was made Sherelle asked if the winter witch could somehow prove that she was telling the truth she laughed

and said of course she could sherel would be given a new life woven from past memories but the past life would not go away either and then she would be given a choice sherel can live a happy life if she forgets about the past it will be enough for her to see her happiness when she is loved for her to win at the same time Sherelle will consider herself as someone else not not herself as if she had read a book and was living in a novel The Winter witch said that at some point she

would be given a choice to continue being happy without remembering anything or to fight for the right to remember everything and become Duchess laram again if she chooses to be loved by Sherelle and chooses her past life again the winter witch will win the bet Sherelle said that if she were given a new life she would never choose to be herself again the witch just laughed and said that a lot could change she could look for her m memories and become herself again Sherelle firmly replied that she would never lose this bet because she was

absolutely sure that she was telling the truth the witch laughed but agreed with her and said that in this case she would take her amulet and consider it a pledge at that moment sherel woke up remembered everything and wondered what she should do now because she had chosen to be sherel ler again she didn't know that the winter witch would take away from her perhaps her beloved husband sherel remembered her husband's face she suddenly felt scared she was not ready to part with him and he was sleeping peacefully next to her and did not suspect

anything after changing she went to the library and spent a long time looking for at least some information about the winter witch her maid looked in and said that she had finished cleaning her room after which she became curious about what exactly sherel was looking for in this library and whether she could help her with anything the lady thoughtfully replied that she needed something related to the winter witch Mar was surprised by the answer but said that maybe then it would be worth looking in the basement library and not here Sherelle didn't know there was

another storage facility for books so she was surprised the maid explained that her mother had told her about her and that she had been the personal Maid of the previous Duke because of this she knew him well she said that he often went towards the basement in the middle of the night she had always wondered what the reason was rumor had it that in this basement there was a hidden library of the duche full of value able relics Margo suggested asking the Duke to take her there since it was secret there should be information there

that could not be found in the general Library The Duchess thanked her maid and said that she would immediately ask her husband to take her to the library because this one was nothing but fairy tales the maid replied that she was glad to help her but asked why she suddenly wanted to know about the winter witch an unexpected guess struck her and she said that there was no need to say that in this way the lady was preparing for the appearance of the little lady she imagined a girl who would no longer look like The

Duchess but would look more like her husband with dark hair and huge eyes Sherelle was outraged and did not hide it she immediately reprimanded Margot for telling her son about this special bird she turned and told the maid to stay there until she returned and she went to the Duke standing near the door of her husband's office she thought about how to ask him unobtrusively without telling the whole story then she finally made up her mind and knocked on the door not wanting to disturb him but not daring to wind herself up any longer at

that moment her husband looked up at her and asked why she was looking for him Sherelle replied that she wanted to discuss something with him and could he please spare some time for her he agreed and suggested going for a walk leaving his assistant to deal with the paperwork he timidly reminded him that he still had a very large number of documents to work on however the Duke suddenly bent down picked up his wife and said that he was sure that his assistant could handle it Sherelle was outraged she asked him to let go but

he only hugged her tighter he asked her to give him some more time to enjoy this close position when they reached the garden she asked him to put her on her feet again saying that she wanted to walk on her own the Duke was ready to carry her as long as necessary because she was lighter than a feather but cheriel became completely embarrassed and asked him to stop walking through the dark garden she told him that it reminded her of their first meeting the Duke immediately remembered that they had often come here before but that

had been a very very long time ago Sherelle looked at him and asked where they were going now where he wanted to take her the husband just wanted to get some fresh air and then suddenly asked her if she had ever ridden a horse unfortunately sherel replied that she had never had to do this her father simply did not allow her then the Duke threw his coat over her and asked her to wait a little saying that he would return soon the wait dragged on she thought that something strange was happening not expecting that her

husband could do something unexpected however she heard the sound of hooves and saw her husband riding a horse he apologized for the long wait then asked her what she thought about riding the little one thus naming the horse a little scared but excited sherel didn't mind at all the first time will of course be a little scary but if she is next to him then everything is fine the Duke helped her Mount the horse and made sure she was comfortable then he sat behind her took the reins and she kept trying to find a stable

position and not fall she soon succeeded when her husband asked how comfortable she was she said that it was quite comfortable then he said that they could go faster so that she could enjoy the ride Sherelle noted that she had not felt so cheerful for a long time she enjoyed riding a horse and the whole cozy atmosphere when asked if she was afraid sherel replied that nothing was scary around him and he promised to teach her horse riding she happily agreed and the Duke said that he would do his best to find time for this

he stopped near the lake and said that they had arrived at the place where he wanted to bring her Sherelle was simply shocked by what she saw because this was the place where they played with him as children but it was remembered for another reason she remembered how they ran to the mansion hurrying so as not to be late along the way she asked him for forgiveness for getting carried away and not thinking that it would be very difficult to keep up with this bird the Duke reassured her and said that there was nothing to

worry about he was also having a lot of fun however Sherelle became suspicious of him and asked if he didn't like being with her because he was acting strangely then the Duke fell she touched his back and she saw blood seeping out he replied that it was nothing serious just that the wound on his back had opened up there was no need to worry however sherel was outraged she said how dare anyone touch the Duke's son and that it was necessary to report to the duchess immediately the Duke replied that it was useless and then

admitted that this was what she had done Sherelle was shocked by such frankness she could not understand that his own mother could beat her son she kept saying that she didn't believe it offered her help but there was nothing to help with the Duke asked her not to tell anyone about this because it was a big secret Sherelle thought for a moment and decided to respond to his frankness with frankness then decisively told him about her secret she told him that since he had told her his secret she would tell him hers it was then

that she discovered that her nanny was actually her own mother the Duke was shocked by this news he always thought that she simply loved her nanny to too much after this the children realized that they both had their own Secrets which they entrusted to each other then the Duke asked if this meant that they had become even closer to each other and that their friendship had now become stronger Sherelle suggested making a pack that they would both be happy someday the Duke said that he had not forgotten their promise so he wanted to return to

this place at least once however after everything that had happened to them before he thought that they would never have to do this together again the Duke dismounted and helped his wife off her horse saying that he regretted that time very much sherel was surprised and asked why he felt regret he replied that if he had told her then something could have been changed and his wife would not have hated him for so many years Sherelle knew it wouldn't have changed anything so she told her husband that she just needed to take her anger out

on someone walking slowly she told him that she had lived a life full of regret not appreciating what she had everything around her caused her pain and anyone in her would try to blame others she said that no matter how many times she apologized she had treated him and their sweet son too badly after all the little baby did not deserve such treatment from his own mother the husband leaned over to her and said that all this was in the past there was no point in Remembering or thinking about it here sherel realized that she

could no longer keep her secret to herself and in the place where they had previously told each other the most terrible secrets she decided to tell everything she said that lately every day of hers has been full of happiness and she doesn't want to lose everything that she has now the husband hastened to reassure her telling her not to worry this would never happen but looking at her he suddenly asked what had happened looking away sherel replied that she had already ruined one life and that she needed to confess something to him but she decided

to approach from afar and asked him if he knew anything about the winter witch the Duke suddenly became embarrassed and asked why she was asking such a question since she was not the best fa Sherelle pressed her hand to her pounding heart and decided that she didn't want to hide anything from him she wanted to be open with her husband looking down again and trying to calm herself she told him that she had made a bet with her the Duke did not expect this he asked her again really what prompted her to take this step

Sherelle said the BET was whether she was lying or not she looked up at her husband and asked him if he had ever thought about a future where they were unhappy if he had had such thoughts the Duke never thought about it all all he wanted and all he still wants is for her to be happy this answer touched sherel she understood that he loved her much more than she deserved Sherelle said that she had already lived such a fate a fate where they were both deeply unhappy and by the end of this life they

were still unable to accept each other and regret consumed them both as a result they had a very unhappy ending her husband was silent and she wondered if he really thought she was lying but then he hugged her and asked what she was like in her p past life Sherelle calmed down and told him that in her past life she loved him but she couldn't say it because she thought she didn't deserve happiness when she came to the winter witch she just wanted to see her mother again the witch replied that the wish was impossible

to fulfill but could return her to the past 10 years ago and she replied that she did not need such a life then the witch said that she was lying and they made a bet on this Sherelle thought she was telling the truth but it turns out that if her words were a lie the winter witch would win her husband looked down and seemed to want to say something but he didn't dare and she continued Sherelle said that she now wants to have time to apologize to her beloved husband and son because she does not

know how she will pay the winter witch for losing she didn't want a different life she wanted to fix everything that she had ruined earlier and that was her real desire Sherelle told her husband that she lied that she didn't want this life so it turns out she lost the bet to the witch she loves him very much loves her son very much and does not want to part with them but soon the winter witch will come to take what is rightfully hers because a lost bet cannot be changed the husband held her tightly to

him and said that he would not let the winter witch take what was his Sheria looked up at him and said that it was certainly very romantic but they were talking about the winter which did he really have some kind of plan the husband simply asked her if she knew why he became the heir to the dukal house sherel was surprised she knew that he was born with the powers of the dukal house and the title is passed on only to children with these Powers her husband asked her if it seemed strange to her that

some foreign maid had given birth to him and suddenly become a duchess the former Duchess of laram died of an unknown disease that's all Sherelle knew the Duke replied that his mother had also made a deal with the winter witch to gain this power Sherelle didn't understand how this could happen because everyone thought that his mother was a duchess from the beginning she thought about the price of the deal and assumed that it was her lifespan but this turned out not to be the case the Duke replied that his mother had simply died of illness

however on the day of his mother's death the winter witch came to him she said she had come for what she was entitled to and then the Duke fell silent in a confused and choked voice he said that the price his mother would pay would be her child's Misfortune Sherelle was horrified not understanding how his own mother could do this to him then she turned to him and asked why he tried to hide it why he suffered alone frustrated she beat his chest with her fists and asked again and again the Duke Gathering his will

into a fist replied that all this time he had suffered terribly he had already paid so why should he lose his happiness again the wife put her hands on his neck and did not know what to say however she understood that her words were important now she took his hand and he grabbed her Palms tightly after which he continued in a more decisive voice the Duke said that he would never allow this to happen he would not lose his happiness again to please low people after the walk Sherelle went to see her son but he

turned away and did not want to talk to her she asked why he was sulking to which he replied that they had gone somewhere with and without their father Sherelle replied that they were just getting some fresh air and also said that he knew that they wouldn't go anywhere without him the kid didn't believe her and decided to ask his father the husband confirmed his wife's words and said that they were just taking a walk around the neighborhood he leaned over to him patted him on the head and said that he had classes and they

had gone out for a short time so they couldn't take him with them there was no need to be angry the baby's ego was already playing up and he said that his father already takes his mother to him every night cardi didn't even go to her in the morning because of this special bird he can't do it anymore then sherel remembered about this special bird and didn't even know what to do scold Margot or laugh after that she poked her husband in the side and told him to explain the child grabbed her by the Hem

of her dress and asked when the bird would bring a present then he turned to his father and asked the same question because he had promised him that the bird would bring him a sister the kid said that his mother would give him a little sister for his birthday because he was really looking forward to it he was preparing to become the best big brother sherel was embarrassed she said that she did not remember when this conversation took place but if her baby was waiting so much she would try her best to make his dream

come true the little boy amazed her with his childish spontaneity he told her to ask for a special bird for him and ask whether she had seen it already or not Sherelle promised him that she would definitely do it and of course she saw this bird after that she decided to change the subject and said that cardi had a birthday soon what would he like sweets he asked for a huge cake again just like the one he had last time only this time it had to be with extras the mother replied that she already had

ideas on how to decorate it and casually asked how about a trip to the South before the birthday it's very warm there at this time the husband said that he would try to make time for this however the son said that he was very busy and The Duchess replied that this time she and her son would have fun together the husband was outraged and shocked by such an answer he did not expect such a conspiracy from his wife and son Sheria laughed and said that he was being punished for not telling her about the story

of the special bird the next day sherel was busy in her office when a maid informed her that the Duke had arrived she turned around and asked what he was doing in her office so early she thought it was because of yesterday's conversation about the trip however her husband denied these words he gave her a book he had brought from the library in the basement a book about the winter witch the Duke said that it was much more detailed than the fairy tale and could help solve their problem Sherelle was very grateful and promised that

she would find a solution to the problem at any cost the husband was confident that she could cope but said that if his help was needed all she had to do was call him the Duke kissed her but she recoiled and said that she would see Margot too closely to which her husband replied that they had nothing to be embarrassed about since they were married after that he said that he still had work left so he would go and said goodbye until the evening Sherelle waved modestly at him happy and sorry at the same time

that their date was so short after that she decided to immediately start reading the book but she couldn't understand whether it was really the right book it said that the winter witch liked the bitter taste of coffee sometimes she laughed like a mischievous girl always followed her interests wherever they led her an interesting woman with a blurred line between good and evil she felt like it didn't look like a normal book at all it looked more like one of the past Dukes had a close connection with the winter witch there were also some notes in

the margins of the book she couldn't understand if it really wasn't a book but someone's memories then suddenly she found what she was looking for it said that the winter witch often grew tired of the immutability of Fate so she granted the wishes of those who wanted more than they were given she always knew that this would bring them nothing but suffering but she always acted in her own interests because due to her immortality people were just funny toys for her finding out where to find her is not difficult wherever she is this place is

teeming with rumors but meeting her is not so easy she only reveals herself to those she finds interesting here sherel realized that she had fulfilled her wish only because she found her fate interesting she realized that the winter witch just wanted to see how her fate would change dramatically how everything would go completely differently after that she was upset because even knowing so much about the witch she did not understand what to do maybe even thinking about it was useless she looked out the window and thought that there was still so much to do before

her son's birthday and that they still had a trip to the South ahead of them sherel sat thoughtfully at the table and didn't know what to do next she she leaned over the tabletop out of fatigue feeling her mind full of anxiety and happiness and wondered what the witch expected from her she suddenly felt that familiar Sinking Feeling Again sending her on her way to meet the winter witch she stood in the middle of winter in the dress she had just been wearing snow was falling around her and she couldn't understand if this was really

a dream again sherel suddenly heard a crunch in the snow and realized that someone was approaching her fear gripped her heart she saw her red hair a heard a ringing voice that greeted her and said that they had not seen each other for a long time in front of her stood the winter witch herself this time sherel was able to take a good look at her she noticed a pointed chin slightly slanted eyes and luxurious hair the witch said she was glad that sherel remembered her and began to lead the conversation to duty in her

hand she held a chain that looked very much like the amulet that Sherelle couldn't find the winter witch said it was time then sherel knew it was time to pay her debts looking at her with a doomed expression The Duchess decided to clarify whether it was really time to give away her winnings the witch looked at her and laughed then said that looking at sherel one would think that she was a villain the red-haired woman said that she was simply taking what was rightfully hers just her winnings nothing more she came closer and threw her

mother's Medallion into her hand saying that she didn't need it anymore anyway she was returning it Sherelle realized that now the witch didn't even have any collateral left and asked what she would take from her for this the witch asked sarcastically if sherel was afraid that the price would be her personal happiness after that she said that she couldn't take anything from her now but holding a lock of her hair in her hand she replied that sherel would find out about it when they met in person The Duchess did not believe it she asked if

they would really have a live meeting because until now she had only seen it in a dream the witch confirmed her words and said that she would come to her before the end of winter Fe was reflected in chiel's eyes but the witch replied that there was no need to be afraid for now her fate was quite interesting then she said that she was even thinking of giving her a small gift after all it was funny to watch her and she noted that sherel should worry more about other people than about her her changed fate

is no longer so predictable sherel woke up she sat at the table and remembered the words of the winter witch she thought how unpredictable her life was now The Duchess remembered how the witch left and her heart was frozen with cold she recalled that in her first life nothing special happened there was peace and order in the Empire Sherelle knew there were problems but they were only in the north but her husband stood at his defense he easily suppressed any attempts at Invasion and seizure of territory he was strong enough to be called the guardian

of the North she thought hard she had absolutely no ideas and the winter witch didn't even give her any clues at that moment she heard a loud scream her maid was calling her Sherelle was frightened and asked why she was suddenly screaming like that to which she replied that she had called her several times but Sherelle was so carried away by her thoughts that she did not hear her as it turned out Margot came to report that her carriage was ready after which she asked if her mistress remembered that a tea party was planned at

the estate of the mares penzel Sherelle completely forgot about it and immediately asked where her son was since he usually insisted on going with her Margo replied that the young gentleman had been waiting for her in the carriage for a long time she ran out into the street asking her son for forgiveness for being late and making him wait the baby looked at her in Surprise because he expected that she would rush him but it turned out the opposite Sherelle thought he was angry with her for not giving him enough time and asked him directly

about it he replied that he was not angry at all and when asked why he had come here so early he replied that he simply wanted to go faster at this point he became very embarrassed but did not say exactly why he got ready faster than her this time at first sherel didn't understand but then she remembered that she had told him before that radius and Leia would be there here a feeling of Jubilation awoke in her soul she was glad that her son had managed to feel good emotions towards his friends she decided to

ask him if he was really so eager to meet Leia the kid became embarrassed and turned red but pretended that he was not interested at all while he was trying hard to feain indifference his mother was thinking how quickly a child becomes attached despite her embarrassment cardi kept rushing her worried that they would be late his mother turned to him again asking if he was nervous if he wanted to meet Leah sooner cardi responded in her own style saying it wasn't true but adding that he couldn't stop thinking about something he said he promised to

make her a strawberry tart the next time she came over but since they were meeting at their place nothing would happen his mother suggested inviting her over so he could give them to her in person cardi liked the idea so much that he turned to his mother and asked permission to ask a question to her surprise the conversation was not about his friends at all he asked what kind of Medallion was hanging around her neck he had never seen it before touching the memory of her mother sherel said it was the most precious thing to

her she offered to show him something very interesting to which the little boy happily agreed Sherelle opened the locket and showed a photograph of her mother who looked exactly like her but more simply dressed the kid asked her who the woman was depicted in the medall he had never seen her before the mother replied that it was his grandmother but she thought to herself that he did not know the truth so he might think that it was the former Countess Owen and she would not want that in order to avoid answering unnecessary questions to which

she did not yet know the answers she promised him that she would tell him everything when he grew up as always they sealed their agreement with their little fingers and both of them felt much better they really loved this little ritual when they arrived vanisha was already meeting them and cardi was looking around and didn't understand why radius wasn't there Sherelle noticed this and asked him who he was looking for now wondering who was more important to him a friend or a new girl he knew cardi immediately gave himself away he said that he was

not at all interested in where kirenia was now kind venisha sat down next to the baby and said that Tila and her daughter had not arrived yet they would have to wait a little the kid tried to get out of the situation and said that he wasn't waiting for her at all after which he asked where radius was at that moment he appeared on the path and greeted The Duchess and her son he was still dressed elegantly his hair was beautifully combed and he looked with the same Clear Blue Eyes in the spirit of his

conversation cardi told him that he only showed up after he was mentioned which is why he didn't come out to greet the guests radius asked if cardi had really asked about him to which he replied that he was already about to go look for him because he was not at all interested in welcoming guests IUS replied that he was late for a good reason he was preparing everything for Leia's arrival at the same time he immediately calmed cardi down and said that he couldn't wait to show his skills on the street again but it would

be better to wait with it he didn't want something to happen to Leah because of their games cardi recalled Leah saying that when she and radius hang out they always have fun and she always smiles cardi wondered if she was more interested in radius than in him and then he asked his friend why he called kinia Leah since she introduced herself to him completely differently radius was surprised at first but then I realized that cardi was already familiar with her although they had met separately cardi decided to continue acting like a boy so he said

that she had completely worn him out by running around non-stop he said that she needed to be watched closely although he was sure that even without that her Aura alone would make the walls crumble cardi noted that he promised his mom that he wouldn't be a nuisance this time time radius laughed and said that his mother had made the same promise from him after which he suggested that they play along with them today and get along with each other at that moment Tila's Carriage arrived and everyone headed off to greet the new guests the vi

Countess as always apologized this time the reason was her lateness she said that kinia could not decide which dress to wear first of all Leia greeted The Duchess of laran almost calling her a fairy again but jerking away in time after which she thanked her for the dresses she gave her to show off her outfit she spun around laughing happily Sherelle was absolutely delighted but she thought to herself that she needed to bring her together with her son as soon as possible she really wanted you to become her daughter-in-law she told Leah that she was

more beautiful than all the flowers hoping that she could win her over even more to which the girl replied that she would never become more beautiful than the duchess herself Sherelle Drew Leah's attention to the boys waiting for her saying that she should probably go to them because they were really looking forward to seeing her Leia was very happy about this so she thanked The Duchess again and said that she would go to them right away she ran towards them with joyful cries full of childish spontaneity at this moment both boys became alarmed because they

were afraid that she would fall the next second she hesitated and The Duchess noted that the two boys were like her two older brothers who were very worried about him however Leia managed to stay on her feet which she loudly rejoiced about both boys were more worried than she was each asking her to be careful and radius thought she would get hurt Leia didn't pay any attention to it she said that everything was fine and looked forward to having fun with the three of them she grabbed the boys by the hands and ran into the

garden and The Duchess thought that she was already tormenting them being such a little girl the ladies sat separately in the living room and vanisha asked if the duchess had taken up horse riding she was happy for her as this activity is very exciting and opens up many opportunities sherel replied that after a short horse ride with her husband she became very interested and he gives her lessons Tila noted that the Duke was very caring after which she added that it seemed like he was ready to do anything for her slightly embarrassed sherel said that

he was a very good person and she was truly grateful to him for everything the ladies laughed at Sherelle blushing after which visha said that Tila told her everything she said that she knew how The Duchess had helped her cope with her illness for which she thanked her warmly at this point sherel became even more embarrassed and said that anyone would have done the same in her place at this point both women said they would like to repay her kindness and then asked if there was anything she would like Sherelle wished they could take care

of her and began to think about what she could ask of them after which a bright idea came to her mind she said that it would be nice to help her with organizing a holiday for her son whose birthday is coming up at that moment the children were sitting in the Gazebo Leia was telling something radius was deep in his thoughts which is why she called out to him loudly he immediately became distracted and said that he was completely ready to listen to her at this point cardi thought he was lying because he answered exactly

as they were taught after that he remembered how radius spoke and cared about Leia after which he thought that it shouldn't concern him at all Leah talked about how the boys weren't interested at all she talked about why she came in these particular clothes after which seeing the thoughtful Cardel asked if he was listening to her at all snapping out of his thoughts cardi responded that of course he was afraid of offending her with his inattention he decided to ask her a question addressing her by her full name cinia he asked why everyone called her

Leia at that moment he approached her and with his finger wiped the cream from her cheek in which she had again gotten smeared the girl was embarrassed to which cardi replied that everything was fine and that he had already cleaned everything up she thanked him and said that usually everyone calls her Leia and he could call her that too cardi couldn't take his eyes off her she seemed so sweet and so gentle to him he froze standing opposite her he suddenly had thoughts that it would be good if only he could see her beauty looking

at her he suddenly remembered how his mother talked to him about birds he remembered his words that if he released the bird it would immediately run away from him he remembered how his mother told him that if you love something you should cherish it and not try to appropriate it for yourself you should let it fly freely he remembered asking if that would mean that what he loved would leave him the mother answered that this was not necessary because if you love and let go then when it comes back to you you will know for

sure that it loves you too Mom told him not to try to catch and hold him but to give him time to understand that it was safe to return all this time you need to tell him warm words and he will appreciate you with all his heart because love once given always comes back card suddenly froze and didn't understand why he was remembering his mother's words Leia distracted him took his hand and asked if he wanted to call her Leia or if he would continue to call her kinia in his heart cardi was elated by

the offer but in reality he said no Leia looked at him confused and told him that she was completely fine with him calling her by her short name if he wanted but cardi was already stubborn he turned away and said that he didn't want to to which Leah replied that he was mean cardi immediately remembered her manners and said that he would call her that later when she became a lady who would not get dirty while eating Leia snorted indignantly and said that there was no need to tease her anymore and asked him to stop

being a grump after that she noted that radius was not very interested in their conversation as he was lost in thought and looking the other way cardi thought to himself that this was even better at least he wasn't annoying them and then told Leah to help herself to the cookies they were very tasty he suddenly thought to himself that although little by little imperceptibly for everyone he wanted to show her his feeling that had awakened in him cardi asked her how the two of them usually spend their time Leah happily began to quickly explain that

they usually start in the garden look at the newly blossomed flowers and after the walk they have cookies and milk she said that she really liked going to see radius who smiling contentedly at her words calmly ate a cake and added that last time she was allowed to pet a horse sensing something was wrong cardi turned to radius and asked if he had run out of snarky comments for the day to which radius replied that he was just admiring Leia she was so cute he invited cardi to take a look at it himself at which

point the maid brought her a new cake Leah also told me how she loves strawberry Tarts so for her birthday she wants a big strawberry cake just like the one she tried at the Dukes after that she asked when radius's birthday was and he replied that it was in the summer then she asked when card's birthday was she really wanted to go to some kind of celebration soon the Duke's son replied that his birthday was in Winter and very soon Leia suggested that they celebrate his holiday together at the Duke's estate she said that they

had to do it she immediately began to talk excitedly about the fact that she would be able to try a huge Strawberry Tart again she turned to cardi and said that he simply had to invite her to which the boy replied that he would definitely send her a written invitation to attend his party at that time he himself was thinking about what would happen on his birthday how to spend this day with Leia at this point the ladies were discussing card's birthday with venisha thinking that it might be quite difficult to celebrate a boy's birthday

on such a grand scale she said she simply had to invite as many people as possible so that the duchess's son could feel how special he was Tila confirmed these words saying that during Leah's birthday they had a lot of guests and she was beaming with happiness all day both ladies suggested inviting all the noble persons with whom they themselves were acquainted The Duchess was grateful for the offer however she said it was not a very good solution as her son used usually does not like large crowds of people then venisha suggested inviting at least

her and Tila and they would take their children all your ladies thought it was a very good idea as their children got along very well Sherelle noticed that her son really liked both children despite the fact that he doesn't like having a lot of people around vanisha and Tila promised that they would find ways to entertain the kids so that I would not be bored during the Celebration The Duchess was very pleased that both ladies were enthusiastic about the idea and thank them for their help after this the ladies moved on to the usual Soviet

conversations Venicia said that lately everything was so good and peaceful it was calming since usually by this time various upheavals begin concerned sherel asked what exactly Vena meant as she remembered the words of the winter witch the Marquees said that the lands of the Empire are often invaded and attempts are made to take them away and if it were not for Duke doam real chaos would Reign here here sherel realized that because their Castle was located on the northern border wars were constantly being fought over it and if you think about it her husband regularly

goes on Expeditions she remembered his words about how he had suffered terribly all this time and that he had already paid and did not want to lose his happiness Sherelle thought that she used to think that constant Expeditions were normal for him and in her past life she had never even met him or seen him off but he still tried to protect her so much it was time for her to protect him now venisha continuing the conversation said that what is happening on the border is not disclosed to the public and she is very worried

about Duke laram Sherelle thanked her for her concern for her husband knowing it was genuine Tila also said that she was very worried about sheral's husband because on the battlefield it was easy to lose your life if you were distracted for just a moment she said she couldn't even imagine what would happen to her if her dear husband was wounded The Duchess replied that she could could not imagine this either and did not want her husband to suffer under any circumstances here all three women caught a moment of sadness wondering what fate might await them

if things didn't go according to plan on the battlefield however venisha as the Mistress of the house decided to stop this and said that there was no need to worry about what had not even happened yet after all Duke Lam was the strongest soldier in the Empire The Duchess thought about her own because if what the winter witch wants is connected with her husband she cannot be calm while he is on Expeditions Tila suggested her a little idea why don't I give her something with embroidery the Duke would really like it Sherelle said she really

liked the idea but was wondering what she would embroider both women responded that she simply needed to follow the dictates of her heart and that it was best to focus on the symbol of their love for each other The Duchess decided that she would think about it as she liked the idea in general very much the main thing was to find time for it she thought that embroidery would be a wonderful gift symbolizing her feelings for her husband they returned home quite late with their son he was lost in his thoughts cardi broke the silence

and turned to his mother asking how he and his dad got married the baby looked at her thoughtfully waiting for her to say something but she was completely at a loss Sherelle coughed to cover her embarrassment thinking about where such questions could come from after playing with her friends she asked him why this question had suddenly become of interest to him cardi told her about his memory that if you really love something you can't keep it to yourself forever and you have to let it go if the feeling is mutual it will come back he

asked if his father had really done the same he let her go Sherelle replied that his dad was always ready for her return but she always tried to fly away and over time she realized that it was warmer next to him than she thought before she felt like she was locked in a cage but in reality she felt safe and cared for trying to wrap his little baby brain around it cardi asked asked if it was like a nest the mother liked this Association she said that at that time she thought that his father simply

locked her away that's why she was so cold to him and his father and that she was very sorry cardi asked if anyone would feel safe around him realizing the importance of the answer to this question sherel hugged him and said that of course definitely there was no way that anyone would not like him the child calmed down completely thanked his mother for the answer and began to look to the Future life with hope when they returned home it was already dark and late Sherelle helped cardi down the stairs warning her to be careful she

turned around and saw that all the servants were greeting her with sad faces in front of everyone stood the maid Margo who announced that she had important news shelle's heart fluttered she didn't want any bad news after such a pleasant day she asked Margot what the news was to see if she should worry now Margo began to tell from afar that count Owen was returning from the south his Carriage was heading towards them but it seemed that something happened to him on the way Sherelle decided to check if something serious had happened there perhaps there

were wounded Margot delayed her answer and cardi who already knew that her father was dead remained silent and simply looked at his mother trying not to give himself away sherel remembered that the carriage that had crashed had happened in her past life but that time no one had survived her son tugged at her hand and she thought that she shouldn't talk about such things in front of him realizing that the maid was also dragging her out with an answer based on the same considerations she turned to cardi and said it was too cold outside offering

to come in especially since the baby needed a wash before bed she told the maid that she would talk to her husband and asked everyone to come inside she sat on the bed hugging her knees and thinking about what had happened her husband had already finished work but he didn't expect that she was still awake when asked why she hadn't gone to bed yet she replied that she couldn't sleep now the husband asked if this was because of what happened to Earl Owen The Duchess replied that she found it strange because she did not even

feel a bit sad when she heard about what had happened she couldn't even tell her son about his grandfather's death and she didn't understand how she could pretend to be a good mother in front of her child although she had shifted all responsibility for her relationship with her father onto her husband she didn't tell her son though because she didn't want him to see that she wasn't at all sad about the death of one of her parents her husband calmed her down and said that their son most likely already knows everything he also knows that

he was a bad person and caused her a lot of pain the Duke said there was no need to grieve for someone who was only making her life worse he noted that it was not strange not to grieve for such a person then she rushed to hug him and said that it was kind of him not to tell her that this was her revenge for her the husband was shocked that she realized that it was his doing when he asked her how she knew she replied that she had guessed it herself the count had died

too unexpectedly she understood that this was his revenge for her because knowing his attitude towards her it was not so difficult to guess about it the husband turned away and said that he didn't want her to find out he wanted to keep her in the dark he asked her if she was disgusted by what he had done because if she thought his hands were now covered in blood she might hate him Sherelle replied that it didn't affect her feelings for him she just wanted him to not have this burden on his soul in fact she

really hated Earl Owen and his wife she hated that she had to pretend that everything was okay after her mother died every day she hoped that they would die but at the same time she was afraid of it she didn't even try to resist she was a puppet in their hands letting them take everything they wanted doing nothing at the same time she deeply hated them she always wondered why her fate was so sad she told her husband that all the blood on his hands was solely because of her after that looking at him she

asked how much more he would have to shed while he would protect her from other people the husband replied that he was ready to do anything to continue to see her smile recalling the conversation with the ladies the day before she said that she did not want her beloved man to suffer because of her the husband replied that he could endure anything that he was ready to do anything for her even murder she decided to voice all her concerns and said that usually at this time of year he goes on a long Expedition and always

returns as if nothing had happened but she was sure that more than once in his life she had been in danger shariel asked him if he was going to leave again soon leaving her for a long time the Duke replied that he had no other choice if he wanted her and his son to be safe she decided to make a desperate attempt and said that she loved him very much and wished that he was not the sword that defended the Empire the husband replied that he was not defending the Empire he was defending his family

his wife and son and as a man and her husband he will always protect her so that her life is happy and prosperous he kissed her and said that his gaze was directed only at her and only she mattered to him in his arms cherial calmed down a little and the kiss that followed became even sweeter the husband said that he would return as always and asked if she would meet him still upset she told him that since she couldn't stop him he should just try not to come back and if there was even a

scratch on him she would not forgive him the Duke smiled and said that he would definitely return he gave her a sworn promise the next day while cleaning Margot was overly emotional loudly rejoicing that her father had gotten what he deserved as she sat embroidering sherel noted that perhaps she shouldn't talk about the deceased in that way and besides she had felt uneasy at first Margo supported her and said that she was also worried but not about what happened but about how Sherelle would take this news Sherelle replied that a daughter had no right to

be happy about her father's death but she still could not shed a tear Margot was outraged that the lady was thinking of wasting her tears on someone so pathetic especially since he was no longer with us Sherelle was distracted by her embroidery and said that it really wasn't worth talking about because he wasn't someone important to her she said that she already has dear people who are very important to her her beloved husband and son a week later sherel was very excited as she held the embroidered scarf in her hands at this time Margot and

her son vied with each other to convince her that her husband would really like it and that this embroidery was simply amazing Margo said that the Duke would appreciate this gesture because it perfectly expressed her feelings and The Duchess promised her son that she would sew him a hand towel this gift was made by hand so she was very worried about how her husband would perceive it when she came out to meet him he was already in warm clothes and riding a horse he was about to set off on a long Expedition dismounting from his

horse the Duke asked why both his wife and son were outside and whether they had really come to see him off both immediately responded in the affirmative and sherel asked her husband to be careful to which he promised that he would return as soon as he could with her eyes practically closed and without looking at her husband she handed him her gift holding the handkerchief in his hands the Duke did not understand what it was until he unfolded it when he did it he was simply amazed but she could not understand what he felt how

much he liked her gift and her effort she said she embroidered the Lone Wolf surrounded by snowflakes because that's what she imagines when she thinks of him this wolf seems to symbolize her husband he seems to her to be exactly this strong and fearless Sherelle said she wanted to give him something to always remind him that he was safe and sound at home he continued to look at the scarf without saying a word and Sherelle began to get more and more nervous and worried that he didn't like it she decided to ask him directly adding

that she thought every day about what kind of embroidery would suit him best at that moment the Duke leaned over to her and asked if she really thought about him every day looking sadly to the side she replied that this was exactly how it was and that was all she had managed at that moment the Duke said something amazing to her he said that he would make this scarf a family heirloom and would pass it on from generation to generation Sherelle got scared and said why exaggerate the importance of ordinary Embroidery For The Duke this

was an unusual embroidery a symbol of how much his wife loved and cared for him he said that something like this was worthy of Eternal preservation after which he hugged his wife who continued to ask him to be more careful their son also pressed himself against his father and it became a warm family hug where each tried to hold the other tighter cardi told his dad not to worry about his mom his main goal was to not get hurt and come home safe and sound as he set out on his journey the Duke looked very

happy and said that he would definitely return because his beloved family would be waiting for him a couple of days later Sherelle tried to persuade her son to celebrate his birthday but he refused she asked him to think a little more because this couldn't happen a birthday had to be celebrated the little boy hugged his favorite teddy bear and categorically declared that he refused to celebrate the duchess tried to find out the reason because he was so looking forward to the cake why now he doesn't want to celebrate his day cardi replied that he would

like to but most of all he wants both his mom and dad to congratulate him but his father is on an expedition now so that won't work which means there's no need for any celebration as cheriel stroked her son's head she thought that she was always surprised at how serious he could be she told him that she understood his feelings but she was sure that his dad would want him to spend his birthday surrounded by his loved ones and those who loved him cardi responded that he must be going through a tough time right now

so they have nothing to celebrate sherel realized that she couldn't force him to do it solely for her own benefit so she agreed that there would be no no party then she said that they would need to do something else she would take him wherever he wanted after she said that her dad would be very upset if he found out that his son didn't do anything special for his birthday cardi gave in and said that they could then suggest inviting radius and then he hesitated looking at her son sherel pulled words out of him like

pincers looking at him expectantly in one breath the kid said that they could also invite Leia to celebrate together which made him blush all the way to his neck happy that they had finally come to an agreement she promised her son that even if the banquet was small the cake would definitely be huge and asked if he needed help with sending the invitations the kid said that he could handle this task himself but asked to add more strawberries to the cake on the appointed day the servants bustled about and prepared the house to receive guests

and celebrate the Master's birthday Sherelle asked Margot how the cake was going to which she received the answer that they were working tirelessly on it and it would be ready very soon then she asked what her son was doing and whether he was still sleeping Margot said that the young gentleman had woken up a long time ago he was looking for his mother but apparently they missed each other after which she asked to find him as she wanted to congratulate him she recalled how she tried to get to know her son better and spent his

first birthday she remembered how the little boy handed her strawberries from his first birthday cake dressed in this hat he was so happy when she smiled they spent time together she remembered how much much time had passed in one year and knew that the surprise she had prepared for him would definitely please him but she did not expect such a reaction from her son to the gift